Relationships Reflections

There are many relationships in the world. The main relationship that holds a key to my heart was the realtionship between my mother and I. What relattionships mean to me is that I have taking the time out to love a certain person for who they are and not what they do. My mother taught me the value of a meanigful relationship. No matter how many times I messed up, she did dicepline me, but there was never a point I doubted her love for me. With relationships with my friends today, I take thise same values that my mother taught me. I have friends who have giving me challenges, but what made our relationships stronger is that I was willing to work things out. You must never turn your back against someone who you say you love. My mother taught me that also, because she never turned her back on me. I feel the relationships that you have with your parents determine on what type of relationships that you will have later on in your life

Do We Really Need Assesments?

Growing up in Michigas we where rquired to take the MEAP test. The teachers drilled us over and over, I do not remeber how I did, But I know the standards for standerdized testing are different. In Georgia the children have to to take the CRT in 1, 3,and 5th grade. This test measure the students knowledge of skills and also measures if the school is meeting certain standards as far as taching There is so much pressure on thes kids and teachers to pass the test If a child does not pass the test, they have to go to summer shool and if they fail it again in the summer time, they have to repeat the current grade. I dont know if you guys know, but Georgia is under investigation for the teachers changing the scores on the test. I do not lik te standerdized testing apporoach. For instance, I am not a test taker, it seems like evry test I take, I do not do well, but I excell in the class work. I get real nervous and this may be the case for these other kids. If the schools do not meet a certain percentage of passsing scores, the school will loose money. There has to be a better way to asses our children and their skills.



In Jamaica, they have standerdized test as follows:

Designing, administering, placing and certifying students in the following examinations:
• Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT)
• Grade Nine Achievement Test (GNAT)
• Junior High School Certificate (JHSC)
• Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
• Jamaica School Certificate (JSC)
• Vocational School Leavers’ Examination (For Carron Hall, Elim and Knockalva).

2. Designing instruments to assist teachers to monitor student progress:

• Grade One Readiness Inventory
• Grade Three Diagnostic Test
• Literacy Test at Grade 4.

They use there assesmnet to see whaer each child stands, and if they are learning. If a child does not demonstrate good skills on the test , they do not hold the child back. As research shows many countries perform better on staderdized test then the children of the United States.

War in Iraq

I really wish this war would end. This is not about weapons. My concern is what about the children who need to be in school. I have never been in a war zone, but how are they able to learn and cope with what is going on around them. I am really looking into more information to help them. I know Obama is in the process of ending the war, but I really feel for the children. They have seen so much and seen their family members die because of nonsense.

Stressors on Children’s Development

I have a childhood friend who always the best of everything, her family had had more money than I have ever seen. They used to party and go out of town. I can remember my mother talking about how they need to save money. As the years passed, a tragic happened and they ran out of money. They were out on the street and hungry. My mother was kind enough to let them stay with us. She fed them and clothed them. I could not understand how they became homeless. My friend was a straight A student, but once this happened her grades slipped. I see the toil this bad circumstance took on her. They only stayed with us for a year. Today my friend has learned from her mother’s mistakes and is providing for her family. She always says, no one will ever know what it feels like to be hungry and lonely. I can understand where she is coming from.

Immunizations In Other Countries

For this section, I took another apporach. When I researched about immunizations, they basically was saying the same this as the states. As I did a little bit more reseach I found and article talking about the dangers of being vaccinated in the different regions of Africa, Eastern Europe, South America, and Asia. Reasons why it is not as safe because many of these places lack the resources they need to maiantain the health of children. Often times they have to reuse needles, and certain medicines are very limited. This has sparked an interest in me. I want to find ways o educate my peers so these children can get the proper health care. i am an advocate for health care at my school, so this should be a great investment.

IMMUNIZATIONS

Immunizations are very important in the United States. Working in a Pre K setting, our children must have a certain series of shots before the age of five. If they are not updated, they are not allowed to start school. In many cases, some children have to go back for updates, if parents fail to do this during the school year, their child has to sit the rest of the year out. Here is a funny story I like to share, I am afraid of needles, when I was in grade school I was a real convincing little child. My mother would faithfully take me to the doctor, and everytime I would get out of the shots that was needed. As the years passed, it was time for me to go to college, I had to get a physical before I went to school. All those shots that I put off, I had to get tehm all at once. My arms were sore. I had five shots in each arm, plus a tb shot. I will never do that again.

Having a Baby in Germany

Germany Doctors do not communicate with their patients, like American doctors do. If you have a question about child birth you have to request the specific information. Germany doctors believe in holistic medicines such as acupuncture. Instead of antibiotics, the doctors or midwives will prescribe herbal teas or hepatic medicines. You must choose a midwife. During childbirth, some mothers are offered warm baths to ease the pain. Some hospitals in Germany induce labor if the mother is past her due date by 13 days, but most of the time the doctors just wait till the baby comes.