Running head: INTERVIEW PROJECT 1 Interview Project: Results from Interviewing Four Students from Pre-K to High School Joanie S. Lemelle Liberty University INTERVIEW PROJECT 2 Abstract Cognitive development is an important part of a person’s thinking progress. Piaget believed that the process was divided into four prevalent stages: sensorimotor (which occurs between ages 0 to 2 years); preoccupational stage (which occurs between ages 3 to 7 years); concrete operational stage (which occurs between ages 7 and 11 years); and the formal operational stage (which occurs between ages 11 years old and adulthood (Slavin, pp. 32-36). The author attempted to test this argument by interviewing four students from different stages of academic development: pre-k, elementary, middle school, and high school. The author asked these four students the same set of five questions to determine if each one’s response would match the appropriate cognitive development stage established by Piaget.
My classmates and I were interested in learning more about it and making it into a day at our school. We began to search and find out more information about the organization and how to go about bringing it to our high school for the day. We knew that there needed to be a committee and officers in order to help this day succeed. After talking about it for days and figuring out how we would go about this process, two other girls and I decided to take it upon ourselves and make this day happen. We set up phone calls with the organization as well as other organizations such as Special Olympics and Keshet.
As a result, a very in-depth conversation regarding psychology, behavior and motivation was initiated. In profile I will highlight the finding from my interview with Jennifer and contrast her answers with my own responses. Psychology is the study of behavior and mind function to include attitude, learning, motivation, and personality. While it is simple to look at one’s self to assess their mannerisms and thought processes it is important to reach out to others in order to broaden the range of understanding about how behavior, personality, and thinking work. There were five questions asked in the original portion of the interview.
A child is usually with their parents for three to five years before they enter into the public schools. Those three to five years are crucial in a child’s life. Their parents have already molded and shaped many ideals and beliefs their child will subconsciously have forever. I agree with the reading in regards to the statement that, “social and cultural practices of a family are key considerations in the family literacy program.” I think that students learn best when it’s associated to prior knowledge. If an instructor or program allowed for students to learn based on the home’s cultural views, the child would more than likely understand the material better and also do better in school.
Name: Maria Bennett Date: April 11, 2011 Course: Foundations for Early Learning PreK – 4; Education 105 B82 Name of Lesson: American Heroes Behavioral Objective: The idea of this lesson is for students to realize that heroes have been important characters throughout history. I will introduce this lesson to 7-9 years old students (2nd grade). At the end of the lesson I will provide a worksheet and they should be able to match the hero with his/her accomplishments scoring a minimum of 75%. Materials: Technology, worksheet, pencils, erasers, Classroom board, Book Barack Obama Of Thee I Sing A Letter to My Daughters Illustrated by: Loren Long Classroom Board Motivator: Students will listen to the song “My Country” Tis of Thee – the first two verses while they come up with any American Heroes they know or heard about. After listening to the song the students will make connections and share with class some names of American heroes that they know.
College Decisions For a graduating senior in high school, the most important decision they have to make is about which college to spend the next four, or maybe more years of their life attending. I know that when I was trying to make by college decision I had to research, visit, and compare and contrast all the schools that I liked. It came down to two very excellent, but very different schools. I fell in love with, and got accepted to Saint Leo University, and Boston College. My deciding factors on which school was better for me to attend included location, class size, and price.
Through this program, teachers return to their school with more knowledge, determination, and commitment to change their students' lives. Freedom Writers Foundation Website, an article titled “About the Scholarship Program”, noted, “The Freedom Writers Foundation awards scholarships each year to first-generation high school seniors and college students who have demonstrated remarkable academic promise despite considerable odds.” This program supports students in many ways. By providing the students a scholarship, they continue to learn and they have a shot at becoming what they want. Students through this program also receive support to earn a degree from college. Erin has inspired many teachers, students, and everyday people through this foundation.
My interest to work with youth began when I was in high school, where I became responsible for teaching K-5th grade students praise dances at a summer performing arts camp. After such leadership experience, I worked with my church leaders to develop a praise dance team for the youth. This leadership ability, in addition to being a team member, is demonstrated through a variety of jobs I have held during my undergraduate and graduate school years. such as being a mall guest service associate, a K-5th grade after school physical education instructor for the Henry County Public School System, and an application assistant for the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission of Georgia. During my three years as a Big Brother Big Sister mentor for the Atlanta Public School
With so many different types of communication in an interpersonal relationship, I will give my top five advices and hope to help ease your relationship into your married life. II. Body paragraph #1 Describe the process by which self-concept is developed and maintained. A. Supporting Evidence The reaction of others, your comparison with others, the social roles you play in society and groups with which you identify is the process of self-concept (Sole, 2011).
There are unspoken rules when it comes to society and how we are “supposed” to function in certain settings or situations. High school, of course, is no exception, being a somewhat obligated rite of passage in our society as an aid to our educational development. Freshmen year you are pushed to discover what these unwritten rules and normals are, either through trial and error or by getting clued in before time. I experienced a little bit of both over my four years of high school, coming out of it with a better understanding of my high school’s culture. The first thing I would notice about my high school on my first day would be the number of sports fields that they had only a few feet from the school.