Profound New Directions

·         Considering a commitment to viewing young children holistically (i.e., a commitment to "the whole child"), what, if anything, do you believe should be measured or assessed?

In commitment to viewing young childr·         Considering a commitment to viewing young children holistically (i.e., a commitment to "the whole child"), what, if anything, do you believe should be measured or assessed?

In commitment to viewing young children holistically, the child spiritual, emotional, developmental, cognitive, and physical development should all be taken into consideration. The child’s background and community/family connections should also be considered. These are all factors that greatly contribute to a child’s wellbeing. All of these factors and people play a huge role in who the child will become late on in life.

·         In what ways are school-age children assessed in other parts of the world? (Choose a country or region of the world for which you have a personal affinity.)

In Africa, school aged children are assessed by what they know in school as well as the family and part of the village they come from. It plays a huge role in the opportunities they are presented with as children until they are old enough to make their own mark on society.

·         What additional ideas, comments, suggestions, examples, and/or concerns related to assessing young children would you like to share with your colleagues?

I would like to share that much of the world is based on one’s socioeconomic status when considering the opportunities one will be afforded.en holistically, the child spiritual, emotional, developmental, cognitive, and physical development should all be taken into consideration. The child’s background and community/family connections should also be considered. These are all factors that greatly contribute to a child’s wellbeing. All of these factors and people play a huge role in who the child will become late on in life.

·         In what ways are school-age children assessed in other parts of the world? (Choose a country or region of the world for which you have a personal affinity.)

In Africa, school aged children are assessed by what they know in school as well as the family and part of the village they come from. It plays a huge role in the opportunities they are presented with as children until they are old enough to make their own mark on society.

·         What additional ideas, comments, suggestions, examples, and/or concerns related to assessing young children would you like to share with your colleagues?

I would like to share that much of the world is based on one’s socioeconomic status when considering the opportunities one will be afforded.

Consequences of Stress on Children's Development

The stressor that I chose was violence. I work in Child Welfare, and I find that several of the cases that cone in are due to domestic violence. Sometimes, it is so severe and the children are so traumatized, that it effects their behavior. They in turn, have become violent and lack self control. I have seen children just have a complete meltdown that was triggered by a loud noise or someone dropping their keys, etc. It is hard to work with children who are traumatized by violence, even if the violence was not directly towards them. 

I would like to use a personal experience of my own as a child. My father was in the Military and we lived in Germany for 3 years. During our stay there, both my brother and I were verbally assaulted by German children. I was only about 5 and my brother was 9. I still remember thinking to myself, "How could a child have so much hatred and anger towards someone they don't even know? Who taught them this?" It was and still is very sad on their behalf.