Learner Jordan
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What are some of the best ways to help children recognize their emotions and control their responses?
Use emotion charts, ask leading or directing questions, and assure the child that their feelings are valid, in a way they understand best.
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As an early childhood learning provider, What do you do when you start feeling compassion fatigue?
I work to be honest about how I’m feeling with my co-workers and may request a brain break if the children are the cause of my frustration.
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Are there any situations where you think the childcare programs written guidance policies would be useful?
Anytime where legal, medical, or other documentation is needing to be done.
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How can you make healthy habits fun?
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1. Use handwashing as a fun bubbly reward
2. Encourage veggie eating by saying “eat something green”
3. Use games to promote physical exercise
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If you were giving a prospective parent a tour through your program, what safety procedures would you highlight?
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I would highlight every safety procedure as it was relevant: mention glass and window safety next windows, door safety next to doors, food safety when around eating tables, etc.
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What would you do if you suspected child abuse or neglect?
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As someone who is young but has been in childcare a few years, my plan is always:
1. make sure the child is not in immediate danger
2. document
3. notify my supervisor and another teacher
4. actively try to protect the child and myself
5. notify law enforcement
6. repeat all steps until appropriate action is taken
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What is your biggest worry about keeping children healthy and safe?
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I worry about keeping all children in my care physically, psychologically, and socially safe.
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What is your advice for creating and maintaining a good partnership between parents and childcare providers?
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Communication is the biggest and most important thing to building and keeping partnerships with families, letting them know what is going really well, what needs attention, and letting them know they you are there for their child AND them.
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If you were the parent of a young child, what do you think are the 3 most important things that you want from your child’s provider?
1. Communication
2. A passion for teaching
3. Intelligence
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Do you have any tips or advice on creating and maintaining a daily schedule for children?
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Announcing changes prior to movement, facilitating indoor/outdoor transfers, and allowing children to feel control over certain activities can allow for smoother transitions and better learning.
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<div>Are there any components of a good early learning environment that you think are especially important?
</div>Communication between staff and family, empathy, kindness, and a passion for teaching are all integral to successful early-life education.
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With children in school using tablets and ipads, I think that healthy, monitored screen time for older preschoolers and all school-agers is key to creating healthy, safe, and responsible online habits. I do not think infants or toddlers should have screen time, however, I do think music and dance time through electronic devices is very important.
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We can encourage this type of environment by, not only offering to help children but asking children for help in a developmentally appropriate way. If the children feel needed and supported, it is more likely that they will ask for and offer help to their classmates.
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Explain why being 20 minutes late, so close together, show the staff that this may become a permanent change. A change that cannot and will not be allowed. I would explain this is because overtime for staff, children being in care more than what is legal, and parent tartiness all affect the legality and quality of care. I would then ask how we as staff can reduce the risk of this happening again and make sure to use neutral non-blaming language. Finally, if this IS a permanent change, I would recommend a facility with later hours.
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- A multicultural education curriculum should be in place in every school.
- Families should not be expected to be involved in classroom activities.
- All learning programs should accommodate all children with special needs.
- Some extended family members may confuse children, so they should not have a voice in raising or educating the child.
- My curriculum should be based on each individual child’s current interests.
- Diversity definitely includes race and culture, but doesn’t include age, ability or family make-up.
- Media in general delivers fair and accurate accounts of events around the country.
- The United States should discontinue relations with countries that engage in human rights violations.
Strongly agree, with culture including those from different underrepresented ethnic minorities, age-appropriate gender/LGBTQ+ information, language barrier breakdowns, and SES background neutrality.
Neither agree nor disagree, many families cannot be involved in classroom activities due to work schedules, lack of transportation, lack of funding, and possibly other children that take up time and resources. Parent/family participation should always be GREATLY encouraged but families should never feel guilt or shame when they cannot attend certain classroom activities.
Slightly agree, while I think all programs should try to accommodate as many children as they can, with as much disability access as that facility can afford, I will not say 100% agree. This is because certain children with disabilities need more support, fewer classmates, specialized environments, or a personalized curriculum to thrive, and I do not think it is fair to put them in a place where they will struggle.
Slightly disagree, while I think education and familial bonding are both important, depending on the specific child’s situation, I think the family should always try to be involved. For example, a child whose uncle mispronounces a new word has no bad intention and should work with teachers to accurately facilitate the child. However, if that uncle was purposefully teaching a child incorrect information and hindering their growth, they could be doing irreversible harm which should not be encouraged.
Slightly disagree, to facilitate children hitting developmental milestones while also keeping engagement, a base-level curriculum must be written and taught. However, examples, activities, or break times should always include interests the children hold. This both keeps engagement and facilitates learning but it also makes sure that a love of knowledge stays intrinsic to all the children in your program.
Strongly disagree, diversity includes race, culture, age, ability, family makeup, and so many more things!
Neither agree nor disagree, media accuracy, actuality, and fairness heavily depend on where one is looking online and who the source of information is. Caution, looking at several sources, taking all information with a grain of salt, and relying on experts will likely result in the most accurate information.
Strongly agree, I agree that we should not associate ourselves with any nation enacting extreme violence and human rights violations.
