Relationship Reflection

Relationships are very important and everyone should have a positive relationship with someone. Relationships are built on trust. It takes work to have a relationship and get it to work. All relationships do not happen at the same time nor do they last for the same time.

My relationship with my mom is one that I would not trade for nothing in this world. We have been close since I can remember. If you saw one of us you saw the other. We have been leaning on each other when we were down and we would talk about anything and nobody would know what we talked about. She passed in '09, and I missed her dearly. People say it will get easier at this point it still seems like yesterday. Since my mom has passed, my relationship with my dad as improved. I find myself talking to him more and being in his presence more. He has been in my life since I was born but I was just very close to my mom. My relationship with my children are inseparable. I love them more than anything. We are together all the time except when I am at work. I see them as my little angels that I have to take care of just like my parents took care of me. Nothing can come between the relationship that I have with them.

I have learned that relationships take work. A relationship only works with all the parties are equal participants. In a relationship, you must be willing to work towards the same goal. From the relationships that I have I know that I can build relationships with my parents. I will advise them that this is a working process and that we should be on the same page for their child.

Thankful Post!

I personally want to say thank you. First, I want to thank God for giving me the strength to complete this class. At times, it was hard but I can say I MADE IT!!! Next, I want to say thank you to my professor Joyce Myers. Thanks for being a great professor and giving me assignments that will help me to be a better teacher. Your feedback on assignments will only help me to grow. Last but not least, I want to thank my classmates for all the information you shared on our blogs and discussions. I have gained so much from you all that is going to benefit me. I pray each one of you the best of journey as we complete these classes. I also pray that we are in the same classes together because I feel we are a family growing together. Again, I say thanks for all your insights in this course!!!!

Testing Intelligence

I feel children should be assessed on what they know at the beginning of the year, in the middle of the year, and at the end of the year. You need to know where your students are and where they need to go. I know that all children do not learn at the same pace but it is important to still assessed them to know their next steps. I teach Pre-K so 3 times a year I assessed my students to see what letters, numbers, colors, shapes they know, and if they can write their names. I also assessed to see if they know their full name, address, birthdate, and phone number. I also assessed them everyday to the state standards by using a checklist and notes. When I talk with their parents I love to have proof to back up what I am telling them and it also gives them ideas of what they need to work on at home.

Japan only requires 9 years of school. Education gets oppressive in middle school. Teachers organize students into groups with group leaders. Children in kindergarten learn to communicate, play, and interact with others. Teachers motivate them to learn with language, vocabulary and reading, mathematics, and science.

Consequences of Stress on Child Development

The stressor I chose is poverty. When I was growing up their were a family of children that were in poverty. They did not have running water in their house. They did not have a toilet inside their house, they used the some type of potty outside. They wore the same clothes over and over and at times their clothes would be dirty. Some of the children on the bus would pick at them and I know it made them feel bad and lower their self esteem. As they got older and children would pick at them, they would put up a defend by arguing or fighting the other children. They started to get into a lot of trouble at school and would get days out for their actions. It also got to the point that they were so embarrassed that they did not want to get off the bus at home.

Africa has some of the poorest countries in the world. 43% of children do not have clean drinking water. One third of the children are under weight. Despite the challenges, their are signs of progress. The poverty rate Mozambique has reduced by 70%. Improvement is being made by partnering with other countries.

Child Development and Public Health

Immunization is a way of creating immunity to certain diseases by using small amounts of medicine to kill or weaken diseases. It is important that children get their shots at the appropriate time. This is the way to keeping your child healthy. There are many diseases out there and you do not want your child to go through life being sick. Some parents do not or wait to get their children vaccinated because they are scared their children will have a reaction to the vaccine. The risk of them having a reaction is smaller than then the risk of them getting a disease because they did not get the vaccination.

I looked up India's shot record and I notice that their children get their shots 2 weeks after USA children are scheduled to get their shots. I also notice that immunization is important to them as it is to us.

Childbirth

I can remember the birth of both of my children clearly. The one that was most memorable was my second and last one. I remember talking my mom to see my grandma in the hospital in Summerville and coming back home in a lot of pain. Well I went through all day and night Sunday. I was beating on walls, on my knees praying, and getting in and out of the bathtub. Finally, I said I will go to the hospital in the morning (Monday). I was in pain all night and could not sleep so I got up Monday morning bathe and pack my things to go to the hospital and the pain was hitting my husband could not drive fast enough. I remember one time squeezing the nurse arm so hard because of the contractions. They got me in the room and I was 8 centimeters and a hour later I had a healthy baby boy. The doctor was doing a surgery and I was ready to push and the nurse told me to wait and I said, "no, I am pushing. The doctor had to run upstairs to me. I taught up until I had him so he was read to everyday in class and at home. I took prenatal vitamins everyday and went to all my doctor's appointments. I was also put on a low sugar diet with him so the last few months I did not gain much wait because I could not drink sodas, had to count basically everything I ate.

In Japan and in the USA you have a choice to where you want to have your baby. Japan provides two free prenatal check-ups. They imposed a lot on a pregnant woman after her 8th month: not to drive, keep feet warm, and keep tummy wrapped to stay warm. Most hospitals want you to stay for about a week.

A Note of Thanks

I want to personally thank my colleagues for all the words of support. Thanks for all the information you have shared with me during this course. I am speaking that we all have great experiences in our other classes like we had in this one!!!!!!!