Journey: My Learning Journey

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My Learning Journey

In this assignment I will demonstrate my understanding and awareness of how my past experience and knowledge relate to my current roles and future career development, look at some of the key areas relating to learning and teaching in primary schools and key theories about children’s learning. It will also include my study plan for this module.

I have followed the ethical guidance in Section 6.3 of the E103 Assessment Guide which follows BERA (2011) guidelines in relation to anonymising all names in this assignment.

My Story

I was attracted to learning about primary education from my experience as a parent. I have a son who is 7 years old and over the years, when he has come home with homework or reading I have thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience with him, on occasions learning something new myself. My experience as a parent has taught me the skills and qualities that would help me in a teaching role like listening, patience and a sense of fairness also understanding and awareness of the children’s needs. These

When children have a new experience they accommodate their existing experience to it and assimilate aspects of the new experience, reconstructing their thoughts in the light of the new experience. By interacting with the environment around them the learners develop new outlooks, evaluate what’s important and possibly changing their perceptions, making mistakes and learning from them. Piaget emphasised on the importance of the children’s direct experience with their environment which prompted schools to take note of this and re-arrange classrooms ensuring plenty of resources and materials were available making play and practical experiences just as