In a time before Covid existed, teachers created curriculum that allowed children to choose their own activities and make their own choices. Play-based learning encourages children to use several of the skills taught in Conscious Discipline. It allows them to make choices while learning to self-regulate and be responsible, skills needed to encourage the use of Conscious Discipline. 

The Ted Talk “Student Centered Learning” by Savannah Mowery was inspiring and had similar information relating to my research. At the time that this talk was being presented Savannah was only in eighth grade, so she knew what had worked well for her during her time in early education. She mentioned that student centered learning worked well for all children because the children could learn using their unique learning styles. Her main idea was that this way of teaching also kept children focused on the learning process because the lessons were built on their personal interests. 

This article states a perspective on the child-centered practice of teaching where the teacher is letting the children build their own curriculum. Asking them for their opinion on what should be taught gives the children a power that will help them start and continue the learning process. While using this process the teacher must be able to have confidence in the children and not believe they are unable to follow through with the activities, this just sets the children up for failure. 

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/covid-19-and-student-learning-in-the-united-states-the-hurt-could-last-a-lifetime

Summary: This article explains the impacts on students during covid-19 and how it is affected their education and how it is affected teachers. It says that students who will return from school after being away from it will have a lower achievement rate than students before covid. Students are spending more and more time out of school and aren't getting that one-on-one teaching. Educators are forced to scramble to adapt to the online programs and parents are juggling everything to children's education, jobs and even child care.

Possibility of Reimagining the Child as an Other. Knowledge Cultures, 8(2), 87+.

Play base and Montessori differences relates to my classmates Morgan, and Jasmine project. Jasmine’s project is focused on Child-centered curriculum which in my project it relates the quality of education given to children and how teachers can influence that quality of care and service to young children. Also, with Morgan’s project it relates to my topic by the significance of practices for teachers in Early Childhood Education and how they are pressure by the state to educate in a certain way. In connecting my two classmates to my project topic, I believe that Early Childhood Education is an essential part to good quality education.

Summary:

The media article Crayons, Pencils, and Keyboards by Learning without tears: gives an explanation about what play base preschool. In it we find that children are able to learn while they play through the interactions, they have with dramatic play area, blocks, puzzles and their teachers. Teachers facilitate their learning experience through the planed curriculum and classroom arrangement as well as peer interaction which is highly encouraged. This is all done while children enjoy their environment.

Link 2:  https://www.ourkids.net/school/montessori-vs-play-based-preschools

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Media post from Our Kids article we can explore the difference between Montessori and Play base preschools. This article takes us in to learn how each one of these two programs provide learning to young preschool children. In it, we learn that Montessori preschool is child-directed, where Play based preschool Allows children to learn and play through dramatic play area. Something that Montessori preschool discourages.

Daisy’s topic of the significance of the quality of education directly relates to the curriculum that is being taught in the classroom. Teachers are being restricted on how they implement these lessons in their classroom and it is affecting students that are falling behind. The curriculum does not allow enough time to review past lessons, which is causing students to feel stuck and is lowering their self esteem. The quality of education is negatively affected when the curriculum does not equally represent each student’s needs in the classroom.