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After much contemplation, I am using this opportunity to bring to light the ineffective practices of old-school education. Many schools emphasize memorization of materials and high test grades rather than allowing students to grasp the materials in their own unique ways. As I move towards becoming a teacher, I hope to nourish my student's love for school rather than their fear of test grades. I want to teach my students to love school and the environment they are in each day on their academic journey. Many older schooling practices are based on numbers the students can provide to better the school. This should not be a priority when teaching the youth materials that could better their lives more than memorizing and putting them on a page. Allowing students to be effective grasp the materials in a way that if effective for each of them to succeed is important.

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Within the classroom at the CYC, what I noticed the most was students participating in Cooperative play! This practice involves children playing together to solve a problem or working on the same thing to achieve a unified goal. In the classroom, I watched students work on puzzles together and problem-solve throughout the play experience to finish their art pieces collectively. There are many different types of play practices, and identifying them in the classroom has helped me understand the deeper meaning of the student's wants and needs during play.

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After working at the CYC I have come to understand the importance of Ecological Practices within the classroom. At the CYC the students have thr opprotunity to explore the nature playground availble for them. After time spent with the students, they voiced how enjoyable it is to connect what they are learning in class to the enviroment around them. For example the children were learning about bees and how they collect pollen and spread it around to create more flowers. First hand the children were able to see a bee going from flower to flower and experience what theyh were learning right infront of them. Giving children these opprotunites helps broaden their learning horizen and should be a more important aspect in classrooms around the world.

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Providing children with diverse learning materials is one of the most important aspects of a student's educational environment. I hope to provide many different aspects of learning materials in my future classroom. For example, within the CYC are sensory bins filled with sand and toys for the children to play in to experience different sensory inputs. Many things are switched in and out of the sensory bin. For example, as they were learning about temperature, the sensory bin had ice cubes, and in another bin was warm water with color-changing figures. They were able to use their senses to grasp the concept they were learning in a more creative and involved learning techniques.

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After watching this video of children attempting to change a babies diaper I feel like this is a caregiving practice that allows the children to learn both resposibility as well as trial and error. Allowing children opprotunites to try something new is a important aspect of many caregiving practices. Within the video the child learns what their parent responsibilites are and how to attempt these practices. Giving the child a safe space to try new things without feeling judgment is important to providde a child who is growing into their personality as well as attempting new skills. Although sometimes overlooked in other districs the CYC does a amazing job of providing this safe space for theie students. The children have attempted to master painting, paper machie and much more!

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Kids' First Time Changing Diapers | HiHo Kids

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Discursive Practice is a theory of the linguistic and socio-cultural characteristics of recurring episodes of face to face interaction. For me this is translated as some things such as being affectionate has different socio-cultural characteristics and responses amongst children. This post shows the importance of affection and how it effects children as they grow. As well as how different cultures and society view affection differently.

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