ASSIGNMENT 01 SUBJECT DIDACTICS: LIFE ORIENTATION SDSGCOD TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Question a: Explain the essential guidance activities within Life Orientation page 1 2. Question b: Explain the role of the Life Orientation teacher as defined by page 2 Axelson (1985) 3. Question c: Mention the considerations that a Life Orientation teacher must take page 3 into account when working with learners in a group. 4. Question d: Explain the variables you should take into account when assessing page 4 learners from different cultures. 5. Question e(i): Describe grief crisis. page 6 6. Question e(ii): Discuss Gillis’ (1994) guidelines on assisting learners in crisis caused page 6 by divorce or separation of parents. 7. Bibliography page 7 Question a: Explain the essential guidance activities within Life Orientation Being a teacher is an enormous responsibility. We as teachers can either be carriers of positive or negative behaviour towards learners. A good teacher is someone who guides students rather than someone who is a totalitarian in the classroom. We as teachers should also create a warm and protective environment where learners feel free to realise their full potential. Sometimes the teacher’s caring attitudes could have a positive influence on the learners. Their self-esteem can be lifted because it could create ambitions in their minds for future academic success. Teachers should be open minded person and respect the learner’s diversity and give a caring attitude towards learners. According to Abraham Maslow, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-actualization on 31 March 2014] the basic needs of humans should be met, before a ... ... middle of paper ... ...e that functions like learners with parents who are married. It is important that the learners need to be informed about the divorce process and how it is going to happen. It is important that they be kept in mind when there are any decisions that affect them. It is much better not to have a ‘label’ attached to them, for example “that of divorced” but rather for them to just be kids! Taking the above mentioned guidelines into consideration it is also important that learners need to be provided with coping skills before a crisis occurs. Such skill may include: an understanding of what constitutes a crisis; an awareness of feelings, thoughts or unfinished business that could be reactivated by a crisis; changes in feelings and thoughts that occur over time; coping strategies and behaviours; AND to do research in our own community regarding crisis management services.
C. Aim students to develop an appreciation of the importance of the job to the community and a clear understanding of right relations between members of the chosen job.
2: What is the potential for increased involvement if parents undergo training that educates them about the various aspects of the Individual Education Program process?
Crisis intervention involves three components: 1) the crisis, the perception of an unmanageable situation; 2) the individual or group in crisis; and 3) the helper, or mental health worker who provides aid. Crisis intervention requires that the person experiencing crisis receive timely and skillful support to help cope with his/her situation before future physical or emotional deterioration occurs.
Divorce is becoming a worldwide phenomenon, significantly affecting children’s well-being. It radically changes their future causing detrimental effects. According to (Julio Cáceres-Delpiano and Eugenio Giolito, 2008) nearly 50% of marriages end with divorce. 90% of children who lived in the USA in the 1960s stayed with their own biological parents, whereas today it makes up only 40% (Hetherington, E. Mavis, and Margaret Stanley-Hagan, 1999). Such an unfavorable problem has been increasing, because in 1969, the legislation of California State changed the divorce laws, where spouses could leave without providing causes (Child Study Center, 2001). This resolution was accepted by the other states and later, the number of divorced people has been steadily growing. Such a typical situation is common for most countries in the world, which negatively affects children’s individuality. However, remarkably little amount of people can conceive the impact of marital separation caused to offspring. (? passive) Many children after separation of parents are exposed to a number of changes in the future. They have to be getting used to a further living area, feelings and circumstances. Their response to divorce can vary and depends on age, gender and personal characteristics. This essay will show the effects of divorce on children under various aspects such as educational, psychological and social impact. In addition, it will contain data about the divorce rate in the US and present disparate reactions of children. It will also include adequate recommendations for parents as to how act to children after divorce, in order to minimize the adverse effect on children.
4. Describe the role of caring in your personal life. How does your family express caring (with gifts, in words, through touch, by spending time together, or in other ways)? How do you express caring for others? How do others care for you? How does caring relate to love and intimacy? How has your relationship with your parents and/or siblings and other family members changed since you started college?
Not one single theory or school of thought embraces every view of human crisis or all the models or systems of crisis intervention (Janosik, 1984). An interview, directed by the student, provides a short-term overview of the interviewee’s viewpoints relevant to crisis planning and intervention. As an counseling in preparation I decided to interview Mrs. Tosha Wearing. She is a guidance counselor at Green Sea Head Start School in Green Sea, South Carolina. She administers the Green Sea School Counseling Program, which is designed to be comprehensive and developmental, with an emphasis on prevention. This includes large group guidance, small group and individual counseling, and consultation with staff, parents and community. Mrs. Wearing is a trained professional with a Masters' in Guidance and Counseling. She provides activities to enhance students' academic progress by addressing issues such as conflict resolution, interpersonal relationships, study skills, and self-esteem. She also teaches the skills needed for coping in our fast-paced and ever-changing world.
2. What personal values, skills and interests worked best to help you progress towards your goals this semester? Did you expect this to be the
7). In order to obtain academic achievement learning needs to be challenging, yet exciting. The teacher needs to be able to facilitate the learning process for different cultural and linguistic groups. Teachers also need to understand and teach students that learning does not occur in a box and that there is a world outside of the classroom. In order for a teacher to be effective they need to have knowledge of the three dimensions and teach in a culturally sensitive matter. They need to create structured learning environments, implement a supportive classroom environment, and provide access to resources for CLD students who have learning
Ulmer, RR, Sellnow, TL & Seeger, MW 2007, Effective crisis communication, Thousand Oakes: Sage Publications.
1. How do you see the foundational documents for the field playing a role in how you understand student engagement? What is the role of the student affairs profession in the student learning process?
In the world we live in today, divorce has unfortunately become a normal thing in our lives. Many married couples are getting divorced for many reasons; problems in the marriage, either a spouse having an affair, a loss of feelings, and many other types of complications. Many divorces involve children who are young and due to their age do not understand what is really going on. We all know someone who has dealt with divorce. Children are the ones who are typically affected the most by the divorce and they will have to learn to cope with their parent’s divorce at such a young age, affecting them in positive or negative ways.
Education is a very important aspect of our lives. It is our education that makes us who we are and determines what we become. Therefore, education is not something to be taken lightly. As a teacher, my goal will be to provide the best possible education for my students. Every student is unique. I must see students for who they are individually and respect their ideas and opinions. Each student has a different learning style. I must take this into consideration because I want to provide a constructive learning opportunity for every student. I believe that every student has the potential to learn.
In this essay, I will explain my educational philosophy—the set of beliefs, principles, and precepts that make up the foundation of my conduct as a teacher. I believe that there are three main purposes of education: (1) developing good citizens, (2) encouraging personal self-growth, and (3) preparing students for success through job preparation and the teaching of life-skills. These three objectives are similar to the thoughts of the noted educator and philosopher Mortimore Adler.
In my teaching practice, as a Health and Social Care Teacher, I try to identify and meet individual learner needs, boost their morale and encourage them using all the necessary available and on target resources. Values and attitudes were influencing the way our students were learning at all times; therefore, they are considered an important part of the curriculum, hence the purpose of teaching and learning resources is mostly to provide a source of learning experience for our students.
My philosophy on education and learning is simple; to teach my future students to the best of my ability to achieve academic success. As well as getting to know my students well. Getting to know a little of their background can help make a difference in our teaching career. As a teacher, we care for our student’s educational needs and to achieve a full potential in their learning ability. I believe that education is an individual, unique experience for every student who enters a classroom. Having a passion for teaching and providing students with a proper education should always be a teacher’s top priority.