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Lee High School

How can an early childhood educator influence the lives of others?

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Giselle Sanchez

Senior Capstone

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April 13,2017

Giselle Sanchez
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Peter Foote

Capstone

April 21,2017

Early Childhood Education

An Early Childhood Educators role is to support learning by providing activities that

children can find engaging. There is an increasing need for well-prepared and highly skilled early

childhood teachers in the United States. Early Childhood Education is not just about learning

the ABCs, and colors its about the developing of critical thinking, and learning how to

collaborate(CAPSS). Research has shown that high-quality childhood education can improve

children all over the world. Early childhood educators can influence the lives of kids by

helping them have confidence, teaching them the respect to have on others, and showing

support to their children.

It is essential for teachers to work with students to develop self control skills, build self

confidence, and learn positive, productive, and appropriate behaviors (Murphy). To strengthen

confidence is to help them out their comfort zone. Strengthening confidence brings positive

outcomes(Stamopoulos). Pushing them out their comfort zone will make them more

comfortable with situations. I push student to make them better learners(Jones), when difficult

situations arise, they are better suited to solve the problem. Early childhood educators can help

children be more confident in a class by engaging teamwork and supporting them. It is important

that teachers help young children to become confident in their own learning capabilities as they

develop problem solving and reasoning skills (Murphy). Some kids may not have much

confidence because of anxiety. Kids with low-self esteem feel insecure about themselves, they

dont think they are as good as others, they doubt their ability to do things good so they tend to
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lack their confidence. When children feel good about themselves, it can help them set for

success. Having self confidence can help children deal with mistakes so they can do their best by

taking pride. Through childrens interactions with other children they learn the understanding of

social knowledge. Whenever children go through failure, frustration, or lack of confidence,

reassurance was offered, along with assistance to identify problem and find solutions. Children

are encouraged to view mistakes as a part of a learning process (Hodge). By positively

encouraging students it gives them confidence(Jones).

Respect is the most important social skill. A kid should learn their manners by the time

they start school. They should respect other students and teachers. According to Kara Jones

students need good models and opportunities to practice respect(Jones), some kids have never

been taught this important life skill. She also said how kids love having someone to listen to

them, so we practice, they need borderlines so we repeat them often(Jones). Educators can help

show kids their manners by helping them work together as a team and collaborating. Showing

the importance of working as a team can teach kids respect for the opinions of others by listening

and being fair. By working in small groups or working as a class it can teach kids to treat each

other equally and to treat each other the way themselves would like to be treated. Teaching kids

respect can be difficult. Some kids tend to not feel grateful when a parent or teacher correct

them. When a child is angry, respect for a teacher or parent can prevent them from using words

or body language of defiance (Scobey). Scobey says that the behavior of respect needs to be

taught as repeated as teaching shoe-tying and teeth-brushing (Scobey). Educators practice respect

by giving students themselves the respect that they deserve to receive as young learners.

One of a teacher's role is to support, they can support by caring, showing interest, willing

to help, give encouragement, listening, and being close to students. A teachers role can help
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improve students to have an academic achievement from negative effects (Bowen). Some

school programs build in teacher support by requiring relationships between students and

teachers assigned to mentor and support them (Johnson). Kara Jones says that she shows students

how much she loves learning children learn by example- if im not learning, they wont want to

either(Jones). Educators talk to the childs parents, students need to know that there is a team

of people behind them to make sure they succeed.

Early childhood educators can have an impact on a child's life from the way they support

them through things, teaching them respect, and helping them have confidence. They teach them

more than to just do school work, while doing their school work educators help them be more

confident in school so they can prepare for the future and wont have a hard time later on from

being too shy. By supporting young students, the children feel more comfortable, they feel like

someone is there for them supporting them through it all and they wont feel lonely. Educators

teach children respect at a young age because its better for them to learn while still being young

and theyll respect everyone and treat them equal. Early childhood educators are an important

role in a child's life while in school, they inspire and help kids every day.

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