Personal Statement Of Childhood Education

As the mother of seven grown children, I agree with most of Jeffrey Arnett’s, author of Emerging Adulthood, theories. It is a time of change, with a developmental connection between adolescence and adulthood. During this phase of development, children experience periods of self-discovery transformation. There are favorable outcomes as well as adverse effects during this developmental stage. Furthermore, this successive stage encourages and promotes the change from the dependency of their parents to the independence that is distinctive for adults. This autonomy is beneficial because it prepares the emerging adult for their future independently from their parents. Arnett believes there are five characteristics of emerging adulthood that make it distinguishable from other time periods: the age of identity explorations, the age of instability, the self-focused age, the age of feeling in-between, and the age of possibilities.

My intended major is Child Development. For me, Child Development is a fascinating field because I get to know how a child changes biological, psychological, and emotional between birth and the end of adolescence. Also, being able to understand children can be helpful for future careers, such as pediatricians and child psychologists. During my first year in college, I took a child development class and it was a interesting how a child develops and how each child is different. I had a hard time in the class, but it was starting point in where I began to find my own interest to pursuit in Child Development. I believed majoring in Child Development would help me understand each child’s behavior, and be able to assist children with their problems.

As a kid, I loved making everyone around me smile and laugh. I would hug them, make up jokes, or just try to help them. I enjoyed watching their moods changed. I was amused by the way a simple thing could change someone’s day. I would put other people’s happiness first because making them smile made my day better. I could read their body language and almost tell exactly how they were feeling. A simple act of kindness could go a long way.

According to Arnett, “during Emerging Adulthood, young people are in the process of developing the capacities, skills, and qualities of character deemed by their cultures as necessary for completing the transition to adulthood” (Arnett, 1998, p. 312). The majority of Americans see big life events as reaching and achieving adulthood. It is portrayed that those who have succeeded these events are more independent,

Education is one of the most important tools an individual can utilize in order to climb the social ladder towards a better life. In order to place my education on the fast-track towards college, my parents enrolled me into preschool at three years old. Preschool is a vital tool for children because they learn skills necessary for kindergarten, but about half of the children in our society do not receive this form of early learning (Education Lecture). During this time, I learned how to read, listen to adults other than my parents and participate in group activities with other children. Since I was one of the few children who learned how to read by the beginning of kindergarten, I was automatically sorted into the advanced classes by

"Do I have any dreams..." she paused for a slight moment looking at the brooding man on the other side of the large room that was filled with numerous degrees in criminal psychology, behavioral analysis, and the most random one in Childhood Education all from ivy league universities. Universities that held more prestige and honor than anything. Most people would walk into the room and ask the questions that ran through the brunette girl's mind as she tapped her fingers on the side of the black leather chair that matched all the others in the room. "of course I have dreams, I mean who doesn't?" the words came out before she could stop herself. "What are those dreams?" the male finally spoke if only for a moment the hoarse crack in his voice

My experiences with children in educational institutions and pursuit of becoming an elementary education teacher have enlightened me in discovering effective ways to read to and with children. When I work with kids, I review and select a book that is developmentally and cognitively appropriate for their age. Before I read the book to the kids, I read it to myself and see the message of the author and I generate potential questions to ask the students. Often, I ask students if they are familiar with a certain vocabulary word or if they have experienced an event that occurred in the story. I like to relate the content in the story to the students, so that they can comprehend better and learn from the story skills that will benefit them in the

Are you ready to begin a new chapter in you life? All we can think about when were kids is how awesome I would be to grow up. We never thought that it would come so fast. Some of us were blessed with the perfect family while others were not. Many believe that the best part about growing up is that we can create our own lives, not being dependent on our parents. However, none of this is possible if we let the struggles in our lives determine our future.

At first I didn’t understand what it meant to be an adult. I was so dependent on my parents for everything that I was blinded by my actual responsibilities. It almost seemed that I was spoiled. I started to feel guilty about asking my parents for some money to go out for the night with my friends or to pay for a football game ticket. That is when I decided that I needed to change something. In turn I thought the best way to do this was to get a job. The transition from childhood to adulthood was made through becoming employed.

Growing up being the youngest sibling was already rough; growing up with two older brothers was much more exhausting. I am not saying that it was the worst thing imaginable, but needless to say, it was not the easiest thing. I was born in Mexico and moved to America when I was only around two years old. I moved here with my Mother, Father, and two older brothers. We had moved here because my parents wanted us to have a better future and a better education. I was a shy and introverted kid and am still very introverted. Throughout the years I have tried to become more outspoken and confident. I am a hard worker and I love learning new things. I hope that in the future I learn everything that I can about what I am passionate

Many students around the nation each have had their special moment in the spotlight when transitioning from childhood to adulthood. It takes a great deal of responsibility and dedication to be able to complete this development; from personal experience I can confirm that it is not an effortless task. My own firsthand contact with this component of life occurred at the age of sixteen as a junior in my high school career.

I’m currently completing year 10 at the state high school in Beaudesert, a small town in Queensland, in which I have resided all my life. I am the youngest of six children, all of which attended St Mary’s primary school. I have a family base in the area. I am supported by my farther who formed his own concrete business in town following the end of his schooling, whilst my mother has devoted her time to being a home maker following the birth of her first child. However, it is my future aspirations that stretch beyond this humble grounding. My two older brothers have both successfully completed apprenticeships in their field of interest progressing through Tafe and gaining certifications. I have observed my two older sisters complete lengthy

Towards the end of my junior year of high school my English teacher, Mr. Gomez, said some very important words to me. “Before you know it, you won’t be seeing me anymore. It’s time to figure out what your next move will be. Are you prepared to grow up?’ He made me realize that the upcoming summer would be my last summer as a child and the next summer would be my first summer as an actual adult. To be quite honest, I agreed and continued on with my day. It didn’t hit me until weeks passed by that everything was happening so fast and as I thought back to what he said, it actually shook me. Throughout my life I have always been reliant on my mother. Without her, I literally would not have a thing and the more I depend on her, the longer I perceive myself as a child; a label I no longer wish to have. After all, adults are

I have been dreamed to become a teacher since I was 13 years old, at that time, I tried really hard in studying, but it did not really work for me. Most of my teachers gave up on me, only one of them did not, that was my Chinese teacher, Mrs. Zhang. Mrs.Zhang asked every people in my class to write three journals every week, and I wrote many negative things in my journals. She read them, and called me over to her office, we had a very long conversation. She believed I that was just still on the middle of processing to become a middle school student, and suggested me to change my learning methods. “It is not the time to give up yet.” I could read many things from her eyes, and the most important one was that she trusted me. I did not want to disappoint her, it took me almost a year to change everything and became the top ten in my class. Now, I am in college, and on the way to become a high school chemistry teacher. I want to help more and more people when they are struggle, tell them how study will benefit our live, just like what Mrs.Zhang did on me.

I come from a Latino background, as both of my parents came to the United States with hopes of having a better life, which was to achieve the “American Dream”and start a family and have me their son, attend school along with my two other siblings and have ourselves a career. So we won't struggle with our life the way they did growing up. My father went to school here in the U.S up until his junior year when he found himself a job and chose to discontinue attending school. My mom didn't attend school like my father did, she immediately began working. I came into play a year after my parents had gotten married. I was raised to be the best person I can become and have myself a successful career ahead of me.Having strict parents played a huge role on how I performed in school if they received bad comments of me la chancla y el cinturon; their sandal and belt would be waiting for me.When it came to school, as a kid in elementary I was always about getting good grades, trying to become the smartest student in class. I would constantly receive positive comments on how good my math skills were and many times receiving the highest test scores in my class.The annual assembly for results of how well one did on their CST;“California Standards Test”, I was awarded with two awards for both the english and math portions of the test.I was presented with the awards throughout all my years in elementary.