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11/19/2014

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Which of the theorists discussed in this section best reflects your beliefs on how children develop and why?

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Tiffany

6/29/2018 09:46:42 pm

I like all the theories and think that you can choose things from each theory to add to our preschool. Some kids learn well from one way but others learn well from another way.

Maria Valerio

7/4/2018 07:09:17 pm

I believe all the theories add something very important to my daily teaching activities. I always keep in mind kids are kids and they all learn at different pace, I also allow them to be kids and help them become independent thinkers and problem solvers.

Anne Kim

7/11/2018 09:07:44 pm

Truly all of the theorists are important-they all incorporate valuable ways to incorporate with children in a unique and helpful manner. Montessori does stick out to me, because it enhances interactions and sensory that really helps stimulate the brain and encourage interactive responses and acts from the children.

Erin Bohannon

7/22/2018 11:51:35 am

I think that all of them reflect child development in their own ways. Children all learn at different paces so you have to keep that in mind and everyone learns in different ways.

Richelle Jensen

8/10/2018 04:17:27 am

A child can only learn new things when he has the required prior knowledge to build upon and is ready to move to the next level of understanding. . If I had to pick one it would be Reggio Emilia

Helen

8/21/2018 09:04:28 pm

Its hard to say, we incorporate everything we learn into our classroom that we take parts of all of them. I would say that Emilia Reggio is one we have more present, we do a lot of art, we like taking our time, but most of all we have a lot of respect for the children.

Gabriella

8/25/2018 11:34:52 pm

I always was most interested in Piaget's stages. Erickson's stages are more complete as far as covering the whole lifespan, but I feel like they are all or nothing. Either a child completes a particular stage successfully and gains a positive element, or they don't, and carry around that negative element throughout their life. But I am really interested in the Montessori way of teaching too, and wish that I could implement that more with my students.

Karissa Hummingbird

8/28/2018 02:17:19 pm

Out of all of the theorists discussed in this section, I agreed with Erickson the most about child development. I love how he focused on young children and the way the way their relationships with other people influence each child’s personality and behavior.

Eun Choi

9/3/2018 11:43:05 am

Which of the theorists discussed in this section best reflects your beliefs on how children develop and why?

Reggio's approach specialized in changing curriculum based on the children's needs. Although this would require a large budget to complete, the nature of Reggio's approach fits what I would want for my own children.

Danielle

9/6/2018 08:57:28 pm

I think all the theories add value to the conversation about how to best help children grow. Using different parts of each has worked best for me in helping the children learn and grow.

Patricia

9/9/2018 10:05:49 pm

I believe Montessori and Reggio's approaches best describe my beliefs on how a children develop. Montessori because the learning environment is organized, labeled and to the size (furniture) that a child needs for the children's development. The Reggio's approach because the environment is optimal for the children to explore and learn on their own as well as having the same teacher for 3 years.

Megan

9/10/2018 10:02:31 pm

It's difficult to pick a particular "favorite" or "best" theory, as I do not believe they are mutually exclusive and many elements from the various theories can be implemented quite harmoniously. However, perhaps due to my previous experience working in a Montessori school, I would say that it is currently my favorite approach to early childhood education. I love how it fosters independence and autonomy, shows trust in children's ability to make decisions for themselves, and builds a strong sense of self-efficacy in children. By giving children freedom to make their choices of what types of materials to work with, when to work with them, and how long to work with them, children are able to build positive atittudes towards school and learning and build a strong sense of responsibility and independence. I love the incorporation of sensorial and practical life materials, the emphasis on peace and harmony, and the element of mixed aged groups, which builds confidence and a desire to help in the older children and gives the younger children competent and positive peer role models.

Maria

9/14/2018 10:24:11 pm

I believe in incorporating alittle bit of all the theories. But Montessori would have to be my favorite approach at the way children learn. I let the children kind of choose for themselfs, what area they want to play in and how long.

Andrea

9/15/2018 11:48:46 am

I don't think you can pick one theorist to describe child development because each child develops differently and there are aspects of each theorists that are relevant to each child's development.

Maria Haslam

9/16/2018 10:39:33 am

I am a montessori teacher, so see a lot of the philosophies of Erikson and paiget and vygotski incorporated naturally in the classroom with the materials I have and the role of the teacher. Reggio was new to me and I see the benefit of some elements especially at the preschool age and can't wait to introduce some longer projects and more art.

Abdullahi Jama

9/17/2018 01:38:15 pm

I believe all the theories add value to the conversation about how the best to help children development. All children learn at different paces and everyone learns in different ways. Reggio Emilia methodology is the best way.

Nancy Madrigal

9/25/2018 01:54:55 pm

I think all of them have truth in them in one way or the other. In my center we apply Reggio Emilia approach each child is an individual and structure programs is important to meet each child's needs. (classroom environment as a teacher).

abdullah

9/26/2018 07:04:15 pm

I would incorporate all the theories and spice them up with my own theory to ensure each child’s needs are met.

Ashley Williams

9/27/2018 03:39:01 pm

I think that children learn with a mix of all the theories. I love that fact that Montessori thinks that children learn through play, I love that Reggio believe in the child, and that they know the answer inside. I do believe that children do need an mko to help when they get stuck on something. I also believe that we do have a very large influence in the children's life that we have in our care. I think that a good mix of all of these theories is really a great way to educate our children.

Namsoon Yang

10/13/2018 02:44:43 pm

It's difficult to pick a particular "favorite" or "best" theory, as I do not believe they are mutually exclusive and many elements from the various theories can be implemented quite harmoniously.

This is the reason why I think every bits and pieces of all the theories that I have learned from this course is essential to my practice in making sure that the children in my care will reach full development.

Chris Cameron

10/14/2018 08:46:40 pm

I think each philosophy centers around aspects that can be groupedd well together but that all the phiosophies are important to consider to form a more complete conceptualization. Scientifically speaking, I think Piaget is the one to understand first, and progress into Reggio when considering how to provide the environment, and end on Montessori when considering your own place as a facilitator within that environment with special consideration into how you forsee effective application in the real world by the learners you are influencing.

Aimee

10/15/2018 01:24:58 pm

I believe all of these theorists are important when it comes to development and how centers are run, but I think I apply more Montessori in my classroom than anything. I love when children learn on their own and can play independently with little guidance, I think this approach allows children to really think for themselves and learn from their own choices.

Esmeralda Lopez

10/15/2018 07:17:12 pm

The Montessori approach because It comes from personal experience of the child and they can learn a lot from that.

Nataliya

10/23/2018 06:42:51 pm

Even though all the theorists discussed had very valid points, the one that reflects my beliefs the most would have to be Reggio Emilia. His approach goes with a lot of things I learned in the course such as meeting the needs of each child because not all children will develop in the same way. The displays of children's work around the classroom adds a personal touch to the children which will help with their trust of their teacher and help with the confidence and self esteem.

Sun Lee

10/28/2018 02:06:44 am

I honestly agree with all of them because each individual theorist hit upon aspects of learning that are needed because each individual child is different so not only one method works for every child in the world.

cassandra gallegos

11/1/2018 09:03:56 pm

I believe that all of the theorist have very important points to my day to day teaching activities. I allow the kids to be kids while still learning. I allow them to be independent thinkers and problem solvers. Each method is very helpful because each child is different and each method works with different kids.

Galina Hutoraner

11/3/2018 08:12:26 am

It is hard to say.. Many theories are nice and I agree with them. As for me I like the Montessori theory. I try to teach my class to think in their own way. Thus they can get experience.Certainly I got from this class many useful approaches and studies.

Qian Liu

11/4/2018 05:49:56 pm

Montessori is the most useful in my experience. Each theory has good idea and can help children learning development. Montessori encourage independent learning and development. Each child has different strong point and learning style. Teachers need to make adjustment accordingly

Barbara

11/6/2018 06:46:01 am

I believe that all the theorists are interrelational. They overlap each other. Montessori though is where it starts, hands on. A child can be taught better when shown, not to say, that a child can't think for themself though would be wrong.

Lucina Garay

11/14/2018 08:47:26 pm

Montessori reflects the best my beliefs, because children's can develop all stages in one , base in love, attention and nurture.

Jesus Fuentes

11/16/2018 04:36:32 pm

I think that Montessori due to the hands on learning experiences and everything is to there level. this encourages the children to be more independent. all theories are great.

Bonnie McRae

11/20/2018 02:05:02 pm

I really appreciate Erikson's theory of social-emotional development. I have worked with children of every age group and I have seen evidence of the conflicts they are resolving at each stage. I have seen kids successfully navigate the stages as well as the negative consequences for children when they don't find the social-emotional support they need. This also reminds teachers of the power of their interactions with children, how we can help them flourish with careful thought and attention to our interactions.

Jennifer Korowlotny

11/29/2018 01:44:33 pm

Honestly, i feel that each one has an impact on how we as teachers teach and do things in the classroom. They all have really good ideas and concepts that can be used and most can all go together vs. going against each other.

SHU-YEN LIN

12/1/2018 05:16:50 pm

I think that all of them reflect child development in their own ways and paces. All theories help teacher to improve their teaching in all areas.

richard murphy

12/1/2018 06:53:48 pm

I incorporate many of these theories in our program. These are all amazing ideas, and I feel should all be included.

Denise Hewson

12/5/2018 04:06:45 pm

all theries can be great can choose things from each theory add to our preschool I find all children learn different ways

William Opsahl Lister

12/11/2018 09:27:31 pm

I don't think any one of them reflects my beliefs the best. Rather, they all work together to reflect different aspects of child development that I agree with. They build off of one another to give a full picture.

Natalya Klochkova

12/12/2018 06:09:50 pm

All the theories add value to the conversation about how children best to grow. Using different parts of each has worked best for me in helping children learn and grow.

Carrington Nevard

12/12/2018 08:40:55 pm

All the theories make good points and reasoning however the Erikson and Montessori stand out the most. I like the importance of social interaction in the Erikson theory and the independence and lay out of the Montessori schools.

isabella

12/14/2018 04:06:35 pm

The Reggio Emilia Approach, this is a more of a "humanities" and "artistic" approach to education and this is where the golden key is held but this is where the gold key is lost in america. In america the art musical and gymnasium are one of the least funded parts of the school, over education in general. That is seen through out all of public school but even in high education as university. Unless that university/college prides itself in those areas you will find the art and drama and musical departments not only to be the most underfunded but also las tin line when it comes to getting grants. However this is where the brain creates the most and evolves the fastest, children are interested in just that however it is not considered basic or useful so this majory gets looked over. Reggio Emilia Approach is the most wonderful example that proves the wonder art has on the developing brain

Dawn

12/15/2018 09:51:10 pm

I am a Montessori teacher of 20 years. I have watched the philosophy develop so many young minds. While all of the philosophers share similarities I choose Montessoris approach

Daniel Thongdara

12/16/2018 01:53:44 pm

The Montessori theory and method are what I have personally seen the most results of, though Piaget's theory also seems very applicable. I find the Montessori child to be astonishingly independent and cogent compared to other children, and I believe in the philosophy's power to shape and aid the growth of young minds.

Sierra Chadwick

12/16/2018 08:05:06 pm

I loved all of the theories but I really think the Montessori theory really influences how a child develops. I think hands on learning is really a big part of learning and growing as an individual based on self directed activity. This theory really encourages children to explore their world and understand life. This theory really helps a child develop a foundation for creative learning. I think all these theories help teachers improve their teaching in different ways.

Nicole Weisenborn

12/17/2018 07:02:48 pm

They all play a very important role. I don't think one is more important then the other. I think that all of them reflect child development in their own ways. Children all learn at different speeds and in different ways. So it's nice to be able to incorporate the routes from all

Karin Kletter

12/20/2018 04:51:36 pm

I believe that all the theories are important to understand child development. I particularly agree with the hands-on learning approach of the Montessori theory. I also agree with the Reggio Emilia theory of meeting the needs of each individual child as children do not all develop in the same way.

Sadiki Harrison

12/20/2018 08:57:52 pm

I don't think you can pick one theorist to describe child development because each child develops differently

Tracy Piper

12/27/2018 09:34:34 pm

I think they all have a working theory on the education for our young children some ideas work better than others and vice a versa.

Pongsitorn

12/28/2018 10:11:13 pm

I believe in every theory has it own point and help us to understand children needs better and I also believe that every children have their own individual needs, one theory might work for this child and might not work in the others? but the one that stick out to me the most and support my believe of learning is Maria Montessori, I like that all the hands on material and environment of learning are support the child to learn on their pace and building the self-confident, self esteem and also self respect.

Sandra Jerde

12/29/2018 02:17:00 pm

I think all of the theorist have part of the whole picture. I think it is important to understand them all use that information in your program. I relate the most with Maria Montessori but I would like to implement Reggio in my home school environment.

stephanie

12/30/2018 11:38:36 am

There is not just one theory that stands out to me or one that I use more in my teaching. I think I use a combo approach and I understand that there are many styles of teaching and many different ways of learning. That is why I feel I use all of them in conjoined . I am forever changing my classroom with new creative ways to make learning fun.

Aleeah Hackett

12/30/2018 05:30:00 pm

I work in a reggio emilia school and i feel i gives the children the most freedom to learn and explore themselves as people. I feel each theory is valuable to really understanding the growing, complex minds of young children.

Jamie Petersen

12/30/2018 09:27:44 pm

I teach in a Reggio Emilio inspired school so I am biased towards this theory. But I also appreciate Vygotsky's focus on the importance of social learning and scaffolding. I believe that children learn best from hands on work within a rich and creative environment with the support of skilled and engaged teachers.

Terrance

12/30/2018 09:58:54 pm

They mentioned that the city pays for preschool education. They said a lot of "feel good" stuff about listening to the child, etc. Not a lot about what they ACTUALLY do. Sounds lovely, but what is the result? Are children happier? I bet they are. But are they more prepared to go out into the world? 3 years with one teacher? I've had teachers that would have been great with.

Rishma Jenardhanan

12/31/2018 12:04:10 am

Montessori better reflects early childhood education in which the children are exposed to practical realistic concepts,taught life skills,plenty of opportunity for social interaction skills,helps regulate emotional skills . Hands on experience.The entire class room has specific areas which are interesting to explore multi age grouping same teacher for a consistent time helps build stability routine and trust in kids which mould them better

Sami Wilmot

12/31/2018 10:53:30 am

Vygotsky best reflects how I view childhood development. I think ZPD is incredibly important and that teachers are responsible for offering an appropriate amount of guidance an challenge for their studeents.

Kassidy

1/3/2019 04:33:18 pm

I can honestly agree with all of them because each individual theorist I can relate too upon all aspect of learning that are needed because each individual child is so different so not just one method will work for all the children in the class.

Flevie Mashnitskiy

1/12/2019 01:59:36 pm

I believe that all of the theories goes hand in hand, each child is unique and learn differently. by applying all of the theories help us to help the child better in learning.

Peter

2/3/2019 01:28:57 pm

Montessori I believe the hands wire the minds and I like the personal responsibility of the philosophy

Radhika link

2/5/2019 11:21:37 am

I think that all of them reflect child development in their own ways. Children all learn at different paces so you have to keep that in mind and everyone learns in different ways.

Raqiyo Elmi

3/3/2019 02:31:48 pm

I believe each taught us different styles on how to interact with children in our program which brings to mind that no two children are alike.

Khadija Bin

3/4/2019 12:58:48 am

All the theorist are informative in there own way. Will use it as a tool to be supportive to children in the program.

Katrina A.

3/21/2019 12:16:49 pm

I pick Reggio Emilia.. children learn new things when he/she is provided the tools, and when asked open ended questions is when he/she would be ready to move to the next level of understanding.

Tristin Aaenson

4/1/2019 03:21:52 pm

all of them are seen in each child, Some might have more of one theory than others, some might like hands on work and others might like open ended questions

Rachel Benton

4/7/2019 01:06:05 pm

All of them have contributed great knowledge to child development, but I think theorist who I most agree with is Reggio Emilia. Not only does she have an individualized child first approach, but also her focus on natural materials and long-term projects. I think all of what Reggio Emilia Approach has to offer is highly beneficial to children.

Rosario Pantaleon

8/1/2019 06:17:12 pm

1) The theorists discussed in the section that best reflects my beliefs on children development would be the Reggio, you get to interact with a child and built that support and get to know that child for an extended period of time, having them explore there imagination and getting to express themselves is what I best like and agree with.

Catherine Wolff

1/20/2020 02:38:57 pm

I feel that all theories are important and I apply all of them to my work in different ways. I believe the richest learning/caring environment draws from all theories and I don't think they're contrary to each other. They all highlight the importance of the child-caretaker relationship, the importance of independent, explorative learning that incorporates simple and natural materials, and they all respect the child as an individual.

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