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John Comenius
-Saw parents as early educators -Interests & senses of the child should guide education process -All children deserving of an education -Wrote first illustrated children's book
Johann Pestalozzi
-Fundamentally reformed Western educational practice -Children learn by interactions w/ physical & social world; they organize their experiences around these interactions -Teachers should interact w/ children -Punishments & rewards distract children from natural course of development
Friedrich Froebel
-Originator of kindergarten -Education=positive guidance so that innate impulses of child can harmoniously develop through play/play-like activities -Children should express thoughts through rhythm, dancing, music, language, drawing -Make connections in life & nature study -Developing…
Maria Montessori
-Child is in process of dynamic development which adult has attained -Children educate themselves through absorption in meaningful tasks -In process, they learn both self-discipline & responsible decision making -Montessori style schools (American & Orthodox)
John Dewey
-Advocate of "new" education (progressive ed) -Nature of adult's leadership=interactive rather than dictatorial -Small groups -Unique philosophical connection of dynamics of classroom w/ promise of democracy that societies still strive to attain
What is a Constructivist Education?
-Came from Piaget's ideas -Child builds knowledge by interacting w/ social & physical environment -From experiences, child constructs meaning
What is the Reggio Emilia style?
-Emphasis on creativity -Teachers & children create together, building from interesting topics to generate multimedia projects -Art=vital to curriculum
The self-psychologist view
Children will see themselves positively & will not need to act out against the world as long as they feel safe in their circumstances & valued as members of the group
Combs, Maslow, Rogers' view
-Combs: reality for individual is what he or she perceives -"Perceptual field theory" pressed need for educators to be responsive to feelings of children in class & to teach healthy self-concepts & positive self-esteem -Children who feel positively about themselves get along better w/ o…
Rudolph Dreikurs
-Advocated application of social science principles to classroom management -Teachers should be leaders rather than bosses -Encouragement more authentic than praise -Emphasized that all behavior goal directed & that preeminent goal of behavior is social acceptance -4 levels for why ch…
4 mistaken goals (according to Dreikurs)
1) getting attention 2) seeking power 3) seeking revenge 4) displaying inadequacy
Primary goal in human behavior (acc. to self-psychologists)?
Healthy personal development
Haim Ginott
-"Psychology of acceptance" -Teacher's task=build & maintain positive relations w/ each child -"I" messages -"Cardinal principle" (address the behavior, accept the child) -Use nonjudgmental acknowledgement to support relationships & solve problems
Obedience-based discipline
-Popular in 1980s -Model teaches students to choose between the rewards of compliance & consequences of disobedience -Provides consistent system of rewards/punishments both w/in classroom & across school or district -Does not allow for individual circumstances; children who may make in…
2 criticisms of obedience-based system?
1) Classrooms where emphasis is on negative aspects of system are unpleasant; emphasis on obedience inadequately prepares children to function in a democracy 2) System seriously reduces teacher's ability to use professional judgment; cannot easily react to uniqueness of individual situat…
What is Head Start?
Federal program that promotes school readiness of children ages birth-5 from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social and emotional development.
What does term Comprehensive Education Services mean?
Family & child support services incorporated into schools such as childcare, parent education, health & nutrition support
Democratic Life Skill #1
Finding acceptance as member of a group & as a worthy individual
Democratic Life Skill #2
Expressing strong emotions in non-hurting ways
Democratic Life Skill #3
Solving problems creatively, independently, & in cooperation w/ others
Democratic Life Skill #4
Accepting unique human qualities in others
Democratic Life Skill #5
Thinking intelligently & ethically
Piaget's stages of development
Sensorimotor (birth-2) Preoperational(2-7) Concrete operations (7-11) Formal operations (11-adulthood)
Equilibrium
Harmony between perceptions & understanding
Disequilibrium
Dissonance between perceptions & understanding
Primary source of intrinsic motivation to learn? (acc. to Piaget)
Need to resolve cognitive dissonance
Egocentrism
Young children understand events from their own perspectives & have difficulty accommodating viewpoints of others
Zone of proximal development (ZPD)
Psychological "distance" between what child can learn on their own & through interaction w/ others
Scaffolding
Extension of learning through zone of proximal development by interaction w/ adult or more experienced peer
What is the purpose of private speech?
Guide to development in behavior & thinking; when children talk to themselves, they are trying out new ideas, acting as own teacher
Executive function
Set of cognitive abilities that control & regulate other abilities & behaviors; begins to develop during early years, but not fully formed until adulthood
Trust vs. mistrust
-Birth-18 mos -Child needs stable & loving relationships to develop trust in the world & to venture into life w/ openness toward learning
Autonomy vs. shame & doubt
-18-42 mos -Beginning of independence (walking, talking) -Need balance between toddler finding "independence" while keeping safe limits
Initiative vs. guilt
-42 mos-6 yrs -Identifies drive in young children to explore, create, discover -Teacher structures environment & provides guidance so children can experience fully while learning about limits of acceptable behavior
Industry vs. inferiority
-6-12 yrs -Children ready for more sophisticated social interactions & learning activities -Children become aware of possibility of failing; sensitivity in teacher feedback is crucial
Autonomy vs. Heteronomy
-Autonomy: need for independence -Heteronomy: action motivated by forces outside individual
Types of multiple intelligences (by Gardner)
Musical Bodily-kinesthetic Logical-mathematical Linguistic Spatial Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalist
What is emotional intelligence defined as?
"Ability to perceive emotion, integrate emotion to facilitate thought, understand emotions, & regulate emotions to promote personal growth"
How does guidance approach encourage brain to thrive?
-Secure attachments w/ significant adults necessary for healthy neurotransmitter formation & brain functioning -Hormones generated by positively charged experience both generate effective processing of info & facilitate healthy dendrite formation, which fosters further learning -High st…
Diff. between misbehavior & mistaken behavior
-Misbehavior implies willful wrongdoing & invites labeling of child -Children make mistakes in process of learning any difficult skills; mistaken behavior viewed as something that should be corrected thru teaching, not punishing
Relational pattern: Survivor
Child is concerned solely w/ getting thru time & space w/o disturbing est. ways of getting needs met
Relational Pattern: Adjustor
Child is concerned w/ learning what's expected by others & producing that behavior
Relational Pattern: Encounterer
Child is concerned w/ maintaining individual sense of centrality, wholeness, & initiative
Mistaken Behavior - Level 1
Experimentation: -Involvement -Curiosity
Mistaken Behavior - Level 2
Socially Influenced: -Learned
Mistaken Behavior - Level 3
Strong unmet needs: -Physiological factors -Emotional factors, poss. created by variety of issues
Comprehensive Guidance
Multifaceted guidance strategy used with continuing strong needs mistaken behavior; includes improving the relationship w/ child, learning more about child's situation, non punitive crisis intervention, holding one or more meetings w/ fellow staff & parents, & determination, implementatio…

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