Quote About Children

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher


http://youtu.be/SrU03da2arE
 This is a great video of a 3 year old boy who explains why he does not want to eat animals.

Assessing Children

I believe the child should be viewed in a holistic manner and be assessed but not because they should be in a certain place in development at certain times but for the child's own knowledge and growth. I child should be assessed looking at all developmental domains on a continuum showing where the child is whether they have mastered a skill or if it's emerging so the child can see where they are developmentally and where they need to go. An assessment should never be used as a negative tool against a child; if a child is at a different developmental stage than another child it should not reflect negatively on that child.

In the United Kingdom at the age of eleven all children are required to take a written exam called the eleven plus (LEO Network, n.d.). It is graded with either a pass or fail mark, the children who pass are able to go onto attend grammar school and children who receive a fail are sent to poorly funded schools (LEO Network, n.d.). 

This type of test labels children successful or failures at a very early age and set the mode for the rest of their development. I feel this puts a lot of pressure on children  and families and sets generational expectations depending on the area the child is from. I feel if a child is not put under pressure and is being educated in a minimal stress environment then they will strive and develop to their full potential.

Resources:

LEO Network (n.d.). The british education system. Retrieved from http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/educationculture.html