David Vitter, U.S. Senator Quotes!
"I continue to believe that if children are given the necessary tools to succeed, they will succeed beyond their wildest dream!"
Hi! everyone, I would like to thank each and everyone of you for reading some of my most personal thoughts and views. I have enjoyed everyone comments and words of wisdom. I look forward to hearing from you in the future. Be Blessed.
Denice.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Testing for Intelligence
To me, are we using standardized tests to measure learning, or to make educators accountable for their productivity? Do the tests succeed at either of these tasks?
In my opinion, standardized tests are inaccurate measures of learning, and useless to make teachers accountable for anything other than teaching to the test. Instead, testing, if we must use it, should be used to uncover weaknesses in instruction. A teacher could then be made accountable for how well those weaknesses are addressed.
In every case, the measurement should not assume that all students at a particular age or grade level are at the same place cognitively, ready to learn the same skills, using the same schema. The skills measured should be those applicable to the student's abilities and educational goals.
In South Africa many parts of Africa give standardiseed test. The test is called Create achievement test that was given to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Students overall score was about 26% testing way below average indicating that many children are failing to learn due to health, economic status, nutrition, and because of this many children are not able to get the education possible.
I know as a nation and educators we need to improve student achievement and ensure that all students have at the very least the basics under their belt. When students leave public schools, they should be equipped to make choices about their future without limits. They should know how to gather information, analyze it and come up with their solution through their own perspective.
In my opinion, standardized tests are inaccurate measures of learning, and useless to make teachers accountable for anything other than teaching to the test. Instead, testing, if we must use it, should be used to uncover weaknesses in instruction. A teacher could then be made accountable for how well those weaknesses are addressed.
In every case, the measurement should not assume that all students at a particular age or grade level are at the same place cognitively, ready to learn the same skills, using the same schema. The skills measured should be those applicable to the student's abilities and educational goals.
In South Africa many parts of Africa give standardiseed test. The test is called Create achievement test that was given to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Students overall score was about 26% testing way below average indicating that many children are failing to learn due to health, economic status, nutrition, and because of this many children are not able to get the education possible.
I know as a nation and educators we need to improve student achievement and ensure that all students have at the very least the basics under their belt. When students leave public schools, they should be equipped to make choices about their future without limits. They should know how to gather information, analyze it and come up with their solution through their own perspective.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Consequences of Stress on Children's Development
As a child growing up I can say everything I learned, I learned from my mother. She use to always tell me, "society doesn't owe you anything and whatever you want to be it's up to you to strive for it and be the best that you could possible be." I do believe that children learn from parents, family, environment, t.v. and literature. But as a parent it's up to you to educate them on life. When I was between the ages of 10-12 we lived in Long Beach Califronia and at that time they started bussing minotities to all white schools. I didn't know what to expect but I did feel said because,I was leaving my friends and neighborhood to go too a school that I knew nothing about. At that time my best friend was mixed black and white and as children we don't discriminate, to us we were children just playing together and having fun.
Well I went to this school and it was about eight minority students. Four African American students, two Spanish children and maybe one or two Asian children and at that time I wanted to be friend everyone but majority of the white students didn't want to be our friends. White children would come up to me and ask me the dumbest questions like, why is your skin so dark? Do you guys take baths? Or why is your hair so nappy? White children at that school would go as far invite the whole class to their birthday party and not ask me. Keep in mind I am the only black student in the classroom. I felt so long and miserable most of the time and I felt as if they where ganging up on me, but I tried not to let that get to me because my best friend would be their by my side into she was told to chose to pick what side she wanted to be on because she also was tired of being single out because she was my friend.
Well my best friend chose to hang with the white students and she started calling me names, and she wouldn't sit by me. I was so hurt and angry that I did the only thing I could think of was to lash out at everyone who tried to hurt me. I actually bacame a bully and I would beat up anyone who would say nasty remark to me, or if they wouldn't let me play at recess with them, I would take the ball and hold it into the bell rung and I dared anyone of them to come and take the ball. Well one of my teachers caught on what was going on and she recommended for me to go too counciling at school to be able to control my anger and she would talk to me atleast three times a week and inorder for me to control my anger she came up with an incentive. If I wouldn't fight, or lash out at the other students by the end of the week I would recieve stickers that would go towards my party at the end of the month. Well that worked because she gave me the option of inviting who I wanted to attend my party, of course I invited the student's who where having a hard time adjusting to the school and If it wasn't for that council and my mother preaching to me that those children don't know any better, they are being taught that from the people who are closest to them and the whole world isn't like that. Those two people in my life at that time showed me the right way to be and without them, I don't know where I would be right today because of the anger and hatred I had in my heart towards white people.
Today, I must say I am a stronger women because of my mother and the values that she bestowed in me. to love and respect all people beliefs, heritage, race, and culture.
This subject is very touching to me especially as a child growing up in an area were racism was still going on and during my research, I looked at Eastern Europe area Dublin Ireland where right to day racism is still going on. over their the school system is ran by Roman Catholics and if you are not of Irish descendant minorities have a hard time getting into schools being that majority of blacks over their are Muslim, members Evangelical, Protestant Denominations, or no religion. The government let the school discriminate on the basis of religion and according to the Catholics and their solution is to open up all black schools for black children to attend. I see from my readings that racism is still strong and going strong in certain parts of the world. If only they knew of the harm they are creating, instead of making this world a place for everyone to live in harmony and being to have the same opportunities as anyone else.
P.S. As you read my blogger, I hope I have not affend anyone and if I have please except my appology. I am just speaking from my heart, retelling stories that happend in my life.
Source:
Rachael, September 3, (2010). Xenophobia and Racism Affect Black School Children in Ireland
Well I went to this school and it was about eight minority students. Four African American students, two Spanish children and maybe one or two Asian children and at that time I wanted to be friend everyone but majority of the white students didn't want to be our friends. White children would come up to me and ask me the dumbest questions like, why is your skin so dark? Do you guys take baths? Or why is your hair so nappy? White children at that school would go as far invite the whole class to their birthday party and not ask me. Keep in mind I am the only black student in the classroom. I felt so long and miserable most of the time and I felt as if they where ganging up on me, but I tried not to let that get to me because my best friend would be their by my side into she was told to chose to pick what side she wanted to be on because she also was tired of being single out because she was my friend.
Well my best friend chose to hang with the white students and she started calling me names, and she wouldn't sit by me. I was so hurt and angry that I did the only thing I could think of was to lash out at everyone who tried to hurt me. I actually bacame a bully and I would beat up anyone who would say nasty remark to me, or if they wouldn't let me play at recess with them, I would take the ball and hold it into the bell rung and I dared anyone of them to come and take the ball. Well one of my teachers caught on what was going on and she recommended for me to go too counciling at school to be able to control my anger and she would talk to me atleast three times a week and inorder for me to control my anger she came up with an incentive. If I wouldn't fight, or lash out at the other students by the end of the week I would recieve stickers that would go towards my party at the end of the month. Well that worked because she gave me the option of inviting who I wanted to attend my party, of course I invited the student's who where having a hard time adjusting to the school and If it wasn't for that council and my mother preaching to me that those children don't know any better, they are being taught that from the people who are closest to them and the whole world isn't like that. Those two people in my life at that time showed me the right way to be and without them, I don't know where I would be right today because of the anger and hatred I had in my heart towards white people.
Today, I must say I am a stronger women because of my mother and the values that she bestowed in me. to love and respect all people beliefs, heritage, race, and culture.
This subject is very touching to me especially as a child growing up in an area were racism was still going on and during my research, I looked at Eastern Europe area Dublin Ireland where right to day racism is still going on. over their the school system is ran by Roman Catholics and if you are not of Irish descendant minorities have a hard time getting into schools being that majority of blacks over their are Muslim, members Evangelical, Protestant Denominations, or no religion. The government let the school discriminate on the basis of religion and according to the Catholics and their solution is to open up all black schools for black children to attend. I see from my readings that racism is still strong and going strong in certain parts of the world. If only they knew of the harm they are creating, instead of making this world a place for everyone to live in harmony and being to have the same opportunities as anyone else.
P.S. As you read my blogger, I hope I have not affend anyone and if I have please except my appology. I am just speaking from my heart, retelling stories that happend in my life.
Source:
Rachael, September 3, (2010). Xenophobia and Racism Affect Black School Children in Ireland
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Child Development and Public Health
I chose immunization because in 1988 I had my first child at the age 17, by 2006 I had my second child and i was told by the doctors, "Did I know I had Hepatits B?" Well at 26 I didn't know what that was considering I have never done drugs, smoke, or drink. Then I started to panic because I thought I gave something to my unborn child even though I never knew. Well I called my mother and told her and she said, " I know I have it." My mother contracted it when she had a blood transfusion with me and she passed it on to me and my two sisters. Back then they didn't know about Hipatitis and when they did and developed a vaccine for it they saw more and more cases of Hipatitis. Now infants are automatically given Hipatitis shots in two doses. First dose is adminstered shortly after birth and the second dose administered between 1-2 months. Unfortunately, me and my sisters are carries not a bad thing for us, our kids and husbands do not have it which is a Blessing.
Further across the world South Africa Vaccination and Immunization Centre mission statement is to prevent the spread of disease, and improve the quality and sustainability of immunization services in Africa through research, education training, and provision of technical support. In reading this article their main goal is to prevent the spread of disease considering that HIV is still the major cause of deaths in South Africa but Pneumococcal disease caused nearly 1.6 million deaths in children under five. South Africa Vaccination and Immunization Centre has launched a program to prevent the spread of this disease that is caused by Steptococcus.
The information I have recently learned about that immunization is a top priority in South Africa in fighting off disease for women, and children even though the rich and educated are give medication and the poor still suffers. When i think about this topic it makes me thank the lord that I don't live in another country and just because of my economic status I wouldn't be able to receive the proper medication for me or my children.
Without immunization in the world, this place would be survival of the fitus.
Being a day care owner vaccination of young children will protect individual children from developing serious disease as well as help protect the entire community by preventing and decreasing the spread of infection.
Further across the world South Africa Vaccination and Immunization Centre mission statement is to prevent the spread of disease, and improve the quality and sustainability of immunization services in Africa through research, education training, and provision of technical support. In reading this article their main goal is to prevent the spread of disease considering that HIV is still the major cause of deaths in South Africa but Pneumococcal disease caused nearly 1.6 million deaths in children under five. South Africa Vaccination and Immunization Centre has launched a program to prevent the spread of this disease that is caused by Steptococcus.
The information I have recently learned about that immunization is a top priority in South Africa in fighting off disease for women, and children even though the rich and educated are give medication and the poor still suffers. When i think about this topic it makes me thank the lord that I don't live in another country and just because of my economic status I wouldn't be able to receive the proper medication for me or my children.
Without immunization in the world, this place would be survival of the fitus.
Being a day care owner vaccination of young children will protect individual children from developing serious disease as well as help protect the entire community by preventing and decreasing the spread of infection.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Childbirth-In Your Life and Around the World
When I was 17 years old I had my first child Shaunte. Shaunte was a very easy pregnacy but I was a teen mom, so I didn't tell anyone I was pregnant into I was almost 6 months. Because of that Shaunte was only 5lbs and threw my whole prgnancy my doctors where very worried because I never gained weight and I had difficulty eating. My weight at that time was 117 but when I had Shaunte I went back down to 110. At that time I only gained 5lbs. So the prenantal vitamins and iron pills you take I didn't start tacking them into 61/2 months. Without proper diet and vitamins Shaunte would have been smaller than that. I chose this because reading the chapters I didn't know that that was the reason why my daughter was so small because I wasn't eating properly or tacking vitamins, so because of that Shaunte birth weight was affected. Reading the chapters have really made me more mindful about the different things babies can go through before they enter into this world and as a mom this was very good information for everyone to know even expected fathers about their pregnant wife, girlfriend, or mate. However, I find that in asian cultures children are thought highly of. They, too, have children starting in their teen years. Prenatal care is not thought of until the end of the pregnacy or not at all. This led me to conclude that with or without vitamins my pregnancy could have been just a characteristic of my own.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Code of Ethics
The three Code of Ethics I chose, will help me day by day in providing a healthy, exciting, and educational atmospher for children.
1.Ethical Responsibilities to Children is to provide safety, and well-being of children in an educational atmospher while promoting children's self-awareness, competence, self-with, and resilincency.
2. The Core Values because as an educator you have to be able to connect and have a relationship with the families as well as a relationship with the community in order to gain trust and respect in order to be able to help each individual student with their needs whatever it is.
3.Ethical Responsibilities to Community and Society is to provide children in the community and society with the best Early Childhood Education possible by staying current and knowledgable in education as it grows and change. Also keeping families and parents involve in the decision making about their children's education.
1.Ethical Responsibilities to Children is to provide safety, and well-being of children in an educational atmospher while promoting children's self-awareness, competence, self-with, and resilincency.
2. The Core Values because as an educator you have to be able to connect and have a relationship with the families as well as a relationship with the community in order to gain trust and respect in order to be able to help each individual student with their needs whatever it is.
3.Ethical Responsibilities to Community and Society is to provide children in the community and society with the best Early Childhood Education possible by staying current and knowledgable in education as it grows and change. Also keeping families and parents involve in the decision making about their children's education.
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