Career Development And Systems Theory - PDF
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BACHELOR IN EARLY YEARS 1BACHELOR IN EARLY YEARSStudent NameClass InstructorInstitutionDate
BACHELOR IN EARLY YEARS 2BACHELOR IN EARLY YEARSIt is not easy to become a good teacher. What one teaches can positively or negatively influence the future of a child. Therefore, to become good in teaching, one needs guidance to set the foundation for positive influence. Also, one needs to create a balance between principles of teaching and personal teaching beliefs. This paper provides an analysis of personal teaching and learning beliefs, application of Maria Montessori and Vygotsky theories of early childhood development, and the influence of personal teachings and learningbeliefs on teaching mathematics to children between four and eight years..Personal teaching beliefsPersonal teaching and learning beliefs are a combination of subjective philosophical beliefs or opinions on the practice of teaching and learning that can impact the environment of a classroom. I believe that personal teaching and learning beliefs enables me to connect better with students and achieve better learning outcomes. The following list provides my own teaching and learning beliefs:I am the coordinator and facilitator. My work is to enable an environment of sharing ideas and knowledge instead of acting as a knowledge dispenser.My students must state and apply concept for me to be certain that they have understood me.It is easier for children to coordinate their knowledge with what they already know.There are instances where I can be sole source of knowledge.To promote effective learning, I must engage the children..Behavioural changes are the best method of measuring success.There is no direct link between teaching and learning. It is because teachers are in charge of teaching while it is the responsibility of students to learn.
BACHELOR IN EARLY YEARS 3The focus of education should be empowering students beyond classrooms and enablethem to influence their communities positively.Theory of Maria MontessoriDr. Maria Montessori developed the Montessori Method of education. The approach is centred on the child. It provides that children are naturally eager to learn (Bartik, 2011, p. 32). Therefore, they initiate supportive learning. However, it only happens when the environment is thoughtfully prepared and critically set up. The Montessori Method is built on five principles; prepared environment, respect for the child, sensitive periods, auto-education, and absorbent mind (Patton & McMahon, 2014, p. 2). The first principle, prepared environment, provides that children learn best when the environment is prepared. Therefore, the learning materials are arranged in an orderly format (Cook, 2017, p. 12). The principle of the respect for the child provides that teachers should help students in doing things and learning for themselves. Therefore, teachers are required toprovide them with an environment that enables independent thinking, autonomy, anddevelopment of social skills. The principle of sensitive periods provides that children can learn certain skills during particular periods (Freeman, Dalli& Pickering, 2017, p. 71)). Therefore, teachers should use observation in establishing the timing and providing the right setting to improve learning outcome. Autoeducation provides that children can educate themselves when they are in a prepared environment. Lastly, absorbent mind children educatethemselves by continuing to learn. I believe that, as a teacher, my work is to enable an environment of learning through acting asa facilitator to the children. This agrees with the principles of prepared environment, auto education and absorbent mind which provide that children can educate themselves (Karimi-Aghdam, 2017, p.78). For example, when teaching on the concept of color, it is easier to
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