Description
In this post, you will explore the role of society and community agencies (more specifically, schools) in developing the optimum learning and pro-social behavior of children.
- Explain the major themes of Montessori-style education and typical education formats for children.
- Analyze child development research and theory by creating a bulleted list or table describing 3 benefits and 3 drawbacks of each style.
- Within your lists, consider and comment upon the developmental domains: physical, cognitive, and psychosocial. In what ways does each style of education benefit or ignore each domain?
- Explain the role of these in the development of optimum learning and pro-social behavior in children.
- Additionally, consider the stages of development from toddlerhood through adolescence. In what ways are the educational needs of children and adolescents similar, and how do they differ?
- Please make sure all bullets above are answered. Thank you.
Resources:
Diachenko, O. M. (2011). On major developments in preschoolers' imagination. International Journal of Early Years Education, 19(1), 19-25. doi: 10.1080/09669760.2011.570996. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
HarvardEducation. (2009, October 1). The science of early childhood development [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLiP4b-TPCA
Nelson, M.(Executive Producer). (2009). Child development theorists: Freud to Erikson to Spock . . . and beyond [Video file]. Retrieved from the Films On Demand database.
Mossler, R. (2014). Child and Adolescent Development. (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education. (Copy of the sections have been attached.