Early Childhood Educational Philosophy

It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts it is to t individually them to think, if that is possible, and always to think for themselves. Robert Hutchins. It is very clear to me that a successful early puerility program must lead a safe and nurturing environment that promotes social, emotional, physical and cognitive ontogeny. Young peasantren need a warm and inviting atmosphere to learn. Children must have their basic needs met in the lead any encyclopedism cease take place. Safety, nutrition, and shelter are a few needs which must be provided.Although early childhood centers whitethorn not directly provide these services outside the regular inculcate day, administrators must connect with outside agencies in order to recommend and provide families with necessary services. Children need to be encouraged to articulate themselves though vocal communication, text/pictures, play, and through with(predicate) art. Childr en learn through manipulation of objects in their environment, original play, and discovery of the world around them. It is through group play, role modeling, and through supportive teaching that children grow socially and emotionally.These group activities teach newborn children how to live, pasture and play together. Independent and guided problem solving and item-by-item exploration help children gain greater independence. Children need both independent and teamwork skills to become a well rounded person Early childhood teachers need to understand that often they are the one person pass the majority of the time with the children they are teaching. Parents today are busy with work and trying to keep the household together. Released by the U. S.Census Bureau in November, 2009 there are approximately 13. 7 million single get up s in the United States today. These single parents are accountable for height 21. 8 million children which is roughly 26% of children under 21 in th e U. S. today. I strongly believe that early childhood teachers are responsible for forming a superior bond with each parent so they can work together to help each child grow as an individual, based on the childs needs. A classroom is places where differences should be valued and children and their families are appreciated and respected. from each one Classroom is diverse in many ways, including economically, and culturally. I believe each teacher, parent and administrator should be committed to promoting potpourri in all its forms, including those related to racial and heathenish identity, gender, socioeconomic status, sexuality, age, family structure, religion, national origin and ability. I believe as educators we should actively seek to teach children tolerance of all forms of difference, and just as actively seek to dissuade children from bias about norms and stereotypes.Throughout the classroom as well as the center there should be displays that show diversity as a celebrati on of people, of differences and of ways of living. I believe in early childhood education the best form of assessment is movement records. Performance records are any documentation regarding the childs go againstment and learning. These records help the child care provider to notice patterns in a childs behavior as well as learning patterns. It is important to document at various times of the day as well as with a variety of teacher directed and child directed activities.I nip in early childhood children develop at differently, or so children develop faster than others and therefore standardize scrutiny is not an accurate account of the childrens abilities. At this age in a childs life children should not be measurable against their peers. I believe that each child should be measured on an individual basis. I feel that the best approach to curriculum is the compound curriculum approach which involves picking one topic that can be explored across more than one academic discip line. I do feel that children are going to be more interested if they have somewhat choice in the topics.With preschool children they are at an age where they can express what they want. I feel that a teacher should include them in some of the topics they explore. Children should participate independently, with the entire group and cooperatively in small groups. Each day should be a balance of free-choice time and planned organize activities in specific time blocks. Activities throughout the day are all child-initiated or teacher-directed. This variety promotes independence, provides opportunities for children to practice and acquire social skills and fosters the development of a positive self-image.It is important for every teacher and administrator to remember that In early childhood you may lay the foundation of poverty or riches, industry of idleness, good or evil, by the habits to which you train your children. Teach them remediate habits then and their future life is safe . Lydia Sigourney. I truly believe that each child that walks into our lives is there for us to nurture and help grow and we may be the only one that is laying the foundations. We have a fate to change the life of every child that walks in our center.