EDP 3273

In the last two modules in class we have discussed moral development and brain development, I decided to write about moral development. Some of the topics I found interesting were: "what values do we want to teach?", developing character, and activities to build moral values. So lets start with the first one, "what values do we wanna teach?", some that were mentioned were, honesty, respect for others, and compassion. I have found that in life, it is quite important to be honest. My parents always told me that honesty was the best policy. When being faced with telling the truth or lying, it is sometimes hard to be truthful when you are scared of the consequences, but I have always told my children that I would rather know the truth now then find out later. I follow the same direction with the students I have been observing. I stress that telling the truth is best and would benefit them the most. The second value I chose was respect for others. When children are deve...

As I reflect on the last few sections we have covered in this class, what stands out most would be when we talked about psychology in education and it effects on the way students learn. It helps give teachers an inside track on each students strengths and weaknesses. During this module, I spoke with a teacher friend of mine about biases and student files. She said she never reads the file prior to meeting the students so that she does not have a skewed view of them. From experience, I have worked in schools for the last 6 years, we’ve had several small classes so looking at their IEP’s prior to them coming in, we were able to get an idea of what behaviors might occur in the classroom. On several different occasions, the IEP did not match the child. So, when I begin teaching I may look at the files in order to be thorough but I will make my own judgments once they children arrive in the classroom. I’ve noticed that children grow and with the growth sometimes the behaviors get better. ...