Although all the ideals provided by NAEYC are important and each play a role in the field, I believe that as a professional who works with children on a daily basis, that the ideals listed below are ones that I could relate to the most throughout a typical school year.
I-1.1—To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training.
As a teacher it is very important to stay current on new research and resources, without these developments students would be doing the same things from year to year and become bored with school. Teaching is an ongoing learning process, you learn from your colleagues, students, etc.
I-1.3—To recognize and respect the unique qualities, abilities, and potential of each child.
I-1.5—To create and maintain safe and healthy settings that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development and that respect their dignity and their contributions.
These two ideal are very important as I want to provide a positive learning environment for my students and recognize each one. Keeping this in mind will assist me in doing so and focus on all areas of development.
I-1.6—To use assessment instruments and strategies that are appropriate for the children to be assessed, that are used only for the purposes for which they were designed, and that have the potential to benefit children.
I-1.7—To use assessment information to understand and support children’s development and learning, to support instruction, and to identify children who may need additional services.
Assessment is extremely important in measuring what your students are learning. However, we need to be careful how we select assessments as they may be too overwhelming or demanding for the students. The assessments educators use should help measure what the student has learned and what needs to be revisited again.
I-1.12—To work with families to provide a safe and smooth transition as children and families move from one program to the next.
I believe that there should be a positive home-school connection in which everyone is on the same page and is doing everything they can for the child.
NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved October 22, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
I like seeing the ideals you chose because you come from a different professional background than me. I am interested in seeing things from a different viewpoint, and you explained your choices well.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for spelling this out so clearly. I just watched a program Black or White / Kids on Race on MSNBC last night. I was heartbroken as I watched children who devalue themselves simply because of their skin color. So, 1.3, recognizing the uniqueness of each child really resonates with me. I work hard to value each of my students and let them know why they are special and what unique qualities they possess. I get the whole class involved in celebrating the successes of others. However, I don't believe in building up a fasle sense of self-esteem. How do you plan to value the uniqueness of children in your classroom?
Deanna,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your ideals. Like you, I selected more than just three ideals because there were so many that were significant to my current professional pathway.
Thank you for your comments ladies.
ReplyDeleteCarole,
In my classroom I plan on allowing each of my students to share about themselves during an assigned week. At the end of the week we make a book about that student and what they contribute to our classroom.
Deanna,
ReplyDeleteI really liked the ideals that you chose, many are ones I chose myself. Since I also spoke about the conference I recently attended I kept mine to 3 ideals but found it difficult to pick just three.
That is so wonderful that you allow your students to share about themselves, children need to be acknowledged and to know that they are valued!
Deanna you choose a couple of the same ideals that were important to me. Respecting the unique qualities and ablities of each child, and the ideal about transitioning were both important to me. I believe that each child is different and they will come with unique qualities and abilities and we should respect that. I also work with children who transition from our program to kindergarten and we work really hard to make the transition as smooth as possible.
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