Whetsel Fisher 11/15/12 Problem Solution Paper Rough Draft The Problem of Latchkey Children in America Today's children are being forced to grow up faster than in past generations. Mothers working outside the home are at an all-time high, often creating situations in which children have to take care of themselves after school. The term "latchkey kids" is commonly used to describe children who wore or carried house keys to school so they could get inside their homes after school while their parents were working. Problems stemming from unsupervised children in the home include but are not limited to, anxiety, poor academic performance in school, bad dietary habits, and increased risk of injury to the child. Latchkey kids in America
Why Schools Are Failing Our Children January 23, 2011 There are many problems plaguing our schools and which affect the quality of education that our children receive in our pursuit to give them the quality of education that we want them to receive. It has become an issue that has compounded itself over the years and with each solution to a problem seems to bring more problems. The main problems that face our schools today are funding, curriculum, staffing, state mandates, and federal mandates. These problems must be addressed fully to allow children to have a proper curriculum that engages the brain in thinking and problem solving to give our future a chance to be more successful than the generations before. The issue with financing schools is not a new problem.
A child is the most vulnerable during the adolescence stage because they are continually searching for the acceptance of others, they are very easily influenced by others and the environment they are living in. In this day and age, there is a high level of expectation placed on children to preform, which leads to identity confusion. CHALLENGES YOU AND YOUR GROUP FACED DURING ADOLESCENCE (challenges that my group and I faced as adolescents were very much the same. One of my group members questioned their sexual identity. Challenges that I faced during my adolescence stage, was trying to find my place in society and more importantly in school.
Preschool 3-5 years Initiative vs. Guilt Children need to begin asserting control and power over the environment. Success in this stage leads to a sense of purpose. Children who try to exert too much power experience disapproval, resulting in a sense of guilt. School Age 6-11 years Industry vs. Inferiority Children need to cope with the new social and academic demands.
Positive and Negative Reinforcement with Children Parenting is one of the hardest job there is, constantly worrying about their children health, safety and wellbeing. However, many parents struggle with disciplining their children. They struggle with constantly having to find a balance between how and when to discipline. Many child psychologists and child developmental experts have split discipline into two categories: positive and negative reinforcement. Reinforcement is used to help increase the probability that a specific behavior will occur in the future by delivering a stimulus immediately after a response or behavior is exhibited Each category has benefits when appropriately used, but can easy turn into abuse or neglect.
Strength in Learning Strategies and Information Processing Development Kimberly Coggins Grand Canyon University: SPE-557 June 26, 2013 The struggle with the inability to process and retain knowledge starts a journey of Learning Disabilities (LD) for students as early as kindergarten. This journey make a student take two-steps back before taking one step forward. Students with LD present deficits in one area of learning causing then to fall two-grade level behind their regular peers in school. Their ability to communicate and extend knowledge for growth is impacted by these deficiencies. It is critical for parents and teachers to identify these deficiencies early since the ability to process and retain information can be strengthen with learning strategies and information-processing development.
This article addressed the concerns regarding retention rate in the early grades, specifically kindergarten and first grade. The article described that there are two reasons for early-grade retention. In kindergarten, it is usually the result of behavior, children who are thought to not mature enough for first grade. However, what is typically considered the main reason for retaining a student is due to performance in reading and mathematics. The authors acknowledge that there are negative consequences to preventing a student from promoting, some examples include an immediate loss in cognitive growth (Hong & Yu, 2007) and may cause damage to the child’s self-esteem.
Achievement of this results in an emotion of autonomy; and a failure results in the feeling of shame and doubt. | Preschool|3 to 5 years| Imitative vs. Guilt|It is essential that children begin declaring control and power over the setting. Success in this stage leads to a sense of purpose. Children who try to use too much power experience disapproval, causing a sense of guilt.| School Age|6 to 11 years|Industry vs. Inferiority|Children need to cope with new social and academic demands. Success leads to a sense of capability, while failure results in feelings of inferiority.| Adolescence|12 to 18 years|Identity vs. Role Confusion |Teenagers need to progress a sense of self and personal individuality.
There are always reasons for a child to drop out of school, knowing these reasons will help one be able to help the client better. According to Mark Schafer, and the United States Department of Agriculture, “Family, school and community factors affect educational outcomes such as dropout rates” (Schafer, M. 2006). Every high school dropout has a reason, this reason could be a family situation, such as becoming pregnant while still in school, or the neighborhood the person is living in is not a good environment for learning. These and many other factors must be taken into account. When working with the high school dropout, one will want to start by getting a background history on the person.
Industry Versus Inferiority - Ages 6 to Puberty o School-aged children develop specialties and skills in this stage. They define themselves based on their abilities. Failure at tasks leads to a feeling of inferiority. Identity Versus Role Confusion - Adolescence o This stage is one of the most important of all of Erikson's stages. Adolescents form their own identities and self-images.