The American Daycare Micro Culture Has Changed Our Culture Today

In the book Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited, the authors, Joseph Tobin, Yeh Hsueh, and Mayumi Karasawa, look into preschools in three cultures: China, Japan, and the United States. Prior to writing this books, the authors did research on one preschool in each of the countries to see what the learning styles were and how they compared to one another. Then they went back some twenty years later to see if there were any changes in the preschools. The changes, or lack thereof, brought about the book Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited.

I would like to take a step back and find out what my beliefs are when it comes to diversity and how they can influence the children I work with. I personally don’t see color, gender, or sexual preference. I don’t care who you are, what you do, or with whom you do it. As long as it doesn’t hurt you or anyone else. However, I enjoy learning about other cultures and ways of life.

As mentioned before I volunteer at Peninsula Elementary’s SUN program. Many of the workers volunteer, while a small amount get paid. Whether volunteering on their free time or getting paid, the leaders at SUN school all value the same thing, equality. All of the students enrolled in this program speak english, however, a large percentage come from different cultures and backgrounds than their fellow classmates. For example, I have a student who’s great, great, great…. grandfather (she wasn't sure exactly what generation he was, but knew that he was from her maternal side of the family) was a president in Laos. On the other hand, one of my other students who transferred to a different class is from Mexico and remembers she and her mother sewing her clothing. While these are only two out of many students, it just goes to show that all come from different cultures and live different lifestyles, which is great! All who are involved with Peninsula Elementary’s SUN program are united in understanding that difference amongst one another is awesome and should, without a doubt, be accepted (Community Cultural Wealth).

Not many students understand the basics of healthy and unhealthy eating. I have given a survey to ten

If students are able to eat healthy they will receive the right nutrients that the body needs. Food provides our bodies with

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Health and nutrition are also important to a student’s education and future. Most school lunches do not meet the expectations from students of having a healthy and appetizing lunch. K.C.M.L School of the Arts not only to meets students expectations in nutrition, but even exceeds them. For example from Ames Community School District explains some important nutrition objectives “to provide nutritious, well balanced, attractive meals at a reasonable cost in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and the Districtʼs Wellness Policy” (Ames 1). This means that students must have balanced and nutritious meals in order to fuel them for their next courses. Though this standard must be met at all schools, this is extremely important for

Grains and meats are also key to nutritional meals for students. Currently, the NSLP requires that students receive eight to twelve ounces of grains per week depending on the students’ age (“Comparison of Previous and Current”). This is slightly different from the past when the requirement for all ages was eight servings per week with a minimum of one daily serving (“Comparison of Previous and Current”). The NSLP is making the servings of grains

While there are some caregiver’s that are only in the human service field to earn a paycheck and with the lack of parental involvement in their child’s life, it can make a caregiver’s job more challenging. Daycare centers serve as a stepping stone for a child’s future that will teach them how to establish appropriate skills and aid in the development of their cognitive abilities. Positive child interactions not only aid in the development of social and cognitive development, but also in the child’s self-esteem and it lets them know they are important and loved.

Though some staff members are apprehensive of allowing students more freedom in their meal and condiment portioning, due to the strict punishments the program receives if students receive a higher of content of fat, calories, carbohydrates or sodium than allowed, they’re all ready to be more trusting and lenient with students if that’s what it takes to increase involvement. “Our goal is simply to feed children who might not have enough. Kids aren’t eating, so are we even meeting our goal, or have we forgotten it completely?” Korneisel

Nutrition is another factor determined by income levels of people. In a school setting, children are offered with a wide variety of meals. However, the wide variety of meals is

The nutrition teaching assignment focused on grade three children (who are seven to eight years old). The importance of teaching nutrition was evident through observing the children 's daily eating patterns. According to the grade three health curriculum, Canadian Food Guide has already been introduced to the children. Therefore, my teaching primarily focused on reviewing the Canadian Food guide as well as providing a thorough explanation about the four different food groups.

The wellness of children is always a debate regardless of where you go. What foods are considered nutritious? Who is responsible for making these choices for our children? I have paid attention to the types of foods that are made available to my children over the past few years and I am not impressed. Three out of four days the menu has fried foods, such as mini corn dogs, popcorn chicken and chicken tenders. The vegetables are always frozen and fruits come from a can. These options may fit the food pyramid but I am wondering why our children can’t be given fresher options. Food options like these do not help the increasing obesity problems that our children are currently experiencing. This paper intends to show how

Start asking students and friends to do questionnaires about what part(s) of meals they think are the most important.

As the unit begins these third grade students will gather a working knowledge of the Food Guide Pyramid in Health Class. They will then learn to plan a healthy menu by referring to the food guide pyramid and local restaurant menus. The nutritional values of vegetables will be explored in Social Studies