September 24, 2018

Through reading this chapter, one thing that I learned is that children of different cultures respond better to different types of parenting. Although this may seem like it has nothing to do with schooling, I believe that it is important to understand that each of our students will have a different preference on how you teach. I also learned that there are five different types of child maltreatment, and as a becoming teacher it is vital to know the laws in the province you may be teaching in. I also found it extremely important to know that you do not need proof to report suspicions of a child being abused. The third thing I learned through this reading is about Kohlberg’s theories of moral development and how moral reasoning of children and adults was tested by having them make difficult decisions.
Early in the chapter, the textbook discusses the physical development of children. I have previously learned about this in KIN 180 – Lifespan Growth and Motor Development. I could easily relate the new information in the textbook back to what I learned in that class. Another connection I made to this chapter was to the challenges in physical development. I often volunteered at the elementary school that I attended, and it was not hard to tell that every student was at a different stage developmentally. These different developmental stages often drive the child to be successful with certain activities or it may hinder their ability to complete a task.
One question I have after reading this chapter is how to accommodate for the varying developmental stages of our students. As a physical education major, we are taught about how to create lessons to include all students at different stages of development, but how do we accommodate for this in a classroom setting as well?