Social Psychology Of A School Setting

“It takes a village to raise a child.” I never quite understood that saying when I was growing up, but my experiences teaching and working in school settings have showed me how true it really is. Obtaining a degree in school psychology will allow me to give the support that students, families and educators need to ensure that every student will thrive.

The “ Heavy Recruitment of Chinese Students Sow Discord on U.S Campuses” article is an interesting article I have recently read. It brings a lot of surprises to the reader. As an international student, I have gone through the process which is called culture conflict when I first time came to the United States. However, when I read this article, I still impress about how do international students react with culture conflict and why do colleges need international students.

The two videos we were required to watch for the assignment displayed some similarities and differences. The similarities were indicative of the two school psychologists that were both responsible for providing services for their respective districts in which they employed by. Both school psychologists utilized various types of assessments that were age appropriate for the age of the student they served.

She argued that it is formed not only by individual characteristics and family dynamics, but also by historical features and social setting. Immigration, from the beginning of mankind, has been a separable part of human population throughout history. People from all cultural backgrounds have moved in small to very large groups over short to very great distances to take up residence in new geographic and cultural locations. Regardless of the motives for relocation, one consequence for all migrating groups is that they are faced with the hardship of adapting to the new culture and surviving the related psychological effects (Rooney, Nesdale, Kane, Hattie, & Goonewardene, 2012). According to Acar, Yigit and Aslan (2016), schools in the United States are aware of the problems that first generation students face and most of these educational institutions have planned specific programs to address and deal with these problems. As Chan (2007) stated, “many activities in and out of classrooms were designed to acknowledge ethnic communities and strengthen cultural awareness of others and pride in each student’s culture” (p.181). There are many events, occasions and cultural events that institutions take advantage to identify, address, and discuss the ethnic identity among students and campus community such as international day

School psychologists are problem solvers who are responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting vast amounts of information and data for educational and psychological interventions. Along with these responsibilities it is also of utmost important to be a well-rounded school psychologist in the area of theories and causes. An in-depth understanding of theories can potential be applied and considered within working with students that come from different environments. Three major perspectives on abnormal child development were articulated within Chapter 2 titled “Theories and Causes. The three major perspectives focused on (1) biological perspectives; (2) psychological perspectives; and (3) familial, social, and cultural influences.

As the first child in the family, I believe this is one of my biggest identities. I am the oldest of four kids, I have always felt as if I needed to set the bar really high for my siblings to follow in my footsteps. I never want my siblings to ever regret something they did or didn’t do, my biggest motto is, “If you want something, go work for it, it will mean so much more.” In high school and even now I am very involved, I have always thought before acting, if my family would approve of what I’m doing right now. My biggest fear is getting in trouble or having my family ashamed of me. I try to avoid all situations where these options could be possible. During high school, I feel as if I encountered a period of moratorium, it was not easy to tell my friends, “no”. Many of my friends would go drinking, doing drugs or illegal things in general. A part of me wanted to do all these “fun” things because my friends were doing it, but I never thought twice after picturing the results of the cops or punishment even from my parents. I saw my friends make some mistakes they wish they could take back, I didn’t want to be that role model in my siblings life. My littlest brother is only six, so he is very observant in everything we do because we are all different ages. Anything we do, he tries to copy. School doesn’t come easy to any of us kids, I was always studying and doing homework at nights after all my activities. My

In the field of education there are many factors that contribute to the success and failures of students and teachers who work to educate. Of these factors, perhaps one of the most important is in the area of classroom behavior and behavior management. Behavior management is such an important aspect in this field that teachers often highlight the frustration of dealing with bad students and bad behaviors as a leading cause of leaving the profession (Reinke, Herman, & Stormont, 2013). Taking on the task of working to create a system that can be applied to help build a successful learning

Foreign students contribute to the diverse U.S. society by staying in universities or workplaces. International students are an essential source of diversity in the university (Zhao, Kuh, and Carini). The native-born American who attends college with a lot of international students will have more competitive advantages in the marketplace (Calleja). Foreign students extend native-born American’s experience and boost their cultural sensitivities and skills (Carnevale). In other words, native born workers have become more competitive in job markets since they studied with foreign students in the college. Foreign students come all the way to enrich U.S. society, which means they shouldn’t be evicted.

An anticipation of uncertainty permeates the atmosphere as teachers evaluate their incoming student’s roosters. For the past four months, a physical metamorphosis has been occurring within the adolescent body which may transpire by leaps and bound for some teens while for others the hypothalamus slowly begins the journey out of hibernation. How will the physical development of these adolescents alter the cognitive and socio-emotional behavior within the classroom or their relationship with their peers? By examining secular trends, the biological change known as puberty, the effect of early or later timing of puberty, and the effect of technology as they relate to the physical development of adolescents, educators can better understand their present student population engulfed in a cloud of adolescent change.

A school psychologist is a position, that many students are familiar with, that helps to keep a supportive environment for both students and faculty. "School Psychology is a general practice and health service provider specialty of professional psychology that is concerned with the science and practice of psychology with children, youth, families; learners of all ages," ("School Psychology," n.d.). The school psychologist would meet with students to make sure that they are succeeding academically, socially, and emotionally; this includes both in school and out of school. They would conduct different types of research with children to help push them in the right direction. With children always growing, a school psychologist helps to push them to eventually become productive members of society. Having a school psychologist present in education leads to the creation of an effective school.

It it very surprise to get to know that when students are supposed to find a random topic to make a 10 minutes presentation, about ⅔ people choose the topic: ‘If I have chance, I would like to back to China’, ‘The disadvantage of study abroad’, ‘Nobody cares H1B’ etc. It gave me a great shock of that. I am the international students as well, but I never ever regret for my decision that studying abroad. I talked to them afterwards, and most of them didn’t feel comfortable here, they always got the unfair treatment and they strongly believes if they can learn the new things all in Chinese, they will learn better. Another important reason that everyone mentioned is they are all in the homesick. Stress work and new language living environment made them stressful, it is hard for them to make new friends just because you are not the native speaker or white skin, they can talked to people with the same language, but international students are always in the limited number. Therefore, almost all of them don’t care about H1B or other internship, working opportunities in United States, they just would like to fly back once they graduate. Some of them even want to transfer the college/university to an Asian country within these years. It is easy to find that, the most severe problem for international students is the skin color and language problem. Because of these barrier, they feel like they cannot make friends easily, they cannot listen and understand what professor said clearly even they didn’t understand whether the foreigner curse them or not. One of the students shared one story with me about his exam experience. It is one typical example of discrimination on races. He told me that he always seats with his chinese friends together no

College campuses around the world are experiencing the effect of an increasingly globalized world as representation from multiple racial and ethnic groups grow within the student population. The paradox of diversity shows that although this growing diversity is often regarded with a positive light, we are able to observe frequent conflicts and disagreements that appear to stem from racial and ethnic differences (Kasl & Yorks 2015). The national identities that have cultivated within ethnic groups allow for the maintenance and spread of culture that enhances a globalized world, but these national identities also promote the formation of in and out groups within a demographic that promote stereotypes, biases, and prejudice. Despite the potential problems present in a diverse population, an emphasis must be placed on creating a diverse environment for college students because the educational benefits and social profits of diversity are abundant and align with a greater goal of higher education—to assist in the epistemological development of students to create well-informed citizens capable of interacting in a society with empathy as well as intellect. Furthermore, college students are at a prime time to be receptive to diversity and reap a meaningful experience from their interactions with others from other racial and ethnic background. Therefore, the diversity of a student population is important to consider if a meaningful experience of higher education is desired to be

All adults including staff, volunteers and visitors who work or attend a school environment have a responsibility to themselves and to the school to show and model a high standard of behaviour and respect, within their interactions and communication with the children, young people and with every other adult within the school this is because their example of behaviour and mannerisms have a major influence on the children’s and young people’s behaviour and learning and creates a role model for the children and young people to look up to and respect because learning to grow they copy the behaviour of others and how to talk and respect people in the right way and deal with situations.

The learning activity involves a typical working class boy called Kevin who is involved in petty crime and is not motivated to gain qualifications, as he is expecting to find unskilled manual labour work elsewhere when he finishes school, just as his father did. This mirrors Paul Willis’ study of working class boys (1977), which shows that this is a common issue in schools with a high intake of students with a working class background. The Head of Year is trying to get Kevin to focus on his future, so he does not miss out on any opportunities open to him, but he is focusing on the short term rewards of earning money immediately, rather than the long term potential which would result in him having a better quality of life with fewer

Studying abroad changes the way that many students view the world. They often develop an outlook that is more open and accepting towards different cultures than their own. This occurs after they go through the process of culture shock and adaptation. Prejudice based on culture, race, and status can also be eliminated when students go abroad because they learn to understand how the local people live. In the article called “Blaze a Trail to a Whole New World,” Laura Smith writes about what she found from her experiences abroad: “I had the opportunity to visit several