Reference
Berger, K. S. (2016). The developing person through childhood (7th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Research Simulation Topic
For my research simulation over the next several weeks, I have decided to focus on the relationship between teaching strategies and the development of young children with histories of trauma. I want to learn more about the practices and skills that teachers can learn to foster young children's resilience and healing. Throughout my teaching career, this topic has interested me because I have worked with many young children overcoming trauma. Particularly at an Early Head Start, I observed and reflected on how trauma had affected the lives of these young children and affirmed my commitment to make a difference in their lives. I was subjected to early childhood abuse and neglect, and so I started my teaching career with an appreciation that trauma can have a profound effect on a person. As I reflect on my experiences, I wonder if my teachers or other adults close to me could have further supported me in overcoming my past. Unfortunately, as I seek to improve my practice, I find that research is clouded by theories of differential susceptibility, the notion that people are ultimately unique and that all humans respond differently situations, and the fact that reilience is inherently dynamic as people move through different periods in the lifespan (Berger, 2016). Considering my personal experience in childhood with trauma and my experience teaching young children with traumatic histories, I am excited to explore this topic further and employ these strategies in my classroom.
Reference
Reference
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Hello Neisha,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that you had to experience this in your young life. I know some children that went through the same thing that you experienced. The people are adults now, and they have to get counseling or talk to someone else that have experienced the same situation. I have children in my classroom that experience trauma in their young lives, and their parents have come to me , and communicated to me about the situation, and with the parents permission, I would ask them if it's ok for me to talk to that child if it he or she starts to act out in class, and they agreed, and sometimes I just keep the child busy. I know it's our responsibility to make sure that we're getting the training we need to be great teachers to handle any situation that is dealing with children and trauma.
Neisha my name is Marion Howze
Delete