week 8 blog assignment

I find this particularly intriguing because as an early childhood educator, I have often said that I help raise peoples children. In doing this, I feel like a major influence in their lives and I also have many differences in how I feel they should be raised in comparison to the parents. I do not feel that parents are always positive influences in children's lives, and although I believe that they do have their own network, we are here to guide them as well as their children Unfortunately  many parents have other obligations, and the child ends up in our care for more time then they are home and awake. 


With the second part of this assignment, I am unsure of if I am supposed to post to my two colleagues here, or on their blogs as well, the way it is written seems to me that I am to post them here, and then additionally post 2 comments on our week 8 blog.

Each and every one of you who has interacted in our class has had an impact on my views and thinking about child development and about my masters degree in general. I am sure we will meet in a class again soon. A special thank you to Lydia O. and Lorren T. for producing quality discussions and excellent commentary. Congratulations to everyone on finishing this course!

wk 7 blog assignment

no assignment this week. we're almost done!

WK 6 Blog Assignment

I believe in order to view the "whole child" we must take into account age, developmental expectations and where the child's abilities are. Their personality and their morals are also factors  The family situation economically, structurally, their support system and their culture and beliefs are also key. These components provide a well rounded ideal of who a child is and what they may be capable of, rather than simple standardized testing.

In Canada, I found a program, High Five,  which has aspired to improve development through sports and recreation. They use a standardized test which is administered by trained practitioners. It seems that their standardized testing is similar to the US.

"HIGH FIVE is a program of Parks and Recreation Ontario (PRO) designed to improve developmental outcomes for children participating in recreation and sport. The program assists recreation and sport providers to ensure a high level of quality in their programs, and to help parents make informed choices about programs for theirchildren.

The High Five Quest (Quality Experience Scanning Tool) has been developed as an in-house assessmentprocess administered by the service provider. Along with training, there are detailed guidelines included in the package to help practitioners use the tools correctly. The Quest is an integral part of the Using the High Five Quest Training Workshop. It is available only to those who have completed the training." (High Five, 1999, p1)

High five: Reaching across ontario. (1999). Journal CAHPERD, 65(2), 40-41. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/214326524?accountid=14872; http://sfxhosted.exlibrisgroup.com/waldenu?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&genre=article&sid=ProQ:ProQ%3Afamilyhealth&atitle=High+Five%3A+reaching+across+Ontario&title=Journal+CAHPERD&issn=12012319&date=1999-07-01&volume=65&issue=2&spage=40&au=&isbn=&jtitle=Journal+CAHPERD&btitle=