Week 3-EDUC-6163

Blog Assignment: Research that Benefits Children and Families-Uplifting Stories

I have worked with young children in some way since I was fifteen and have seen many things over the years. What I would like to look further into on behalf of children is the affects of divorce/separation. I think it is important for us to understand how this affects children and how important it is for them to have both parents involved as they grow up. Sometimes when families break up it is polite on all sides and then again you have the other side of the spectrum-battles between parents or worse keeping the child/children from the other parent. This is close to me because my son is going through the second type and he is not allowed to see or talk to his son at all. I think a study on the effects this has on children would be good data and it could be compared to children that are from non-divorced families.

Researching Special Needs

Blog Assignment: Your Personal Research Journey

This week we were to narrow our topic down even more, so I have picked Special Needs in the school setting (main topic), I am looking closer at either ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) or Dyslexia. My son has Dyslexia and this can be frustrating for him at times. Schools are still in the mind set of pushing anyone to the side that has any type of problem (as they see it). All children need the same treatment even if they may need extra attention. So far working on the research simulation has been a challenge as I am finding it more difficult to fit all the required research and study time into my work days. We are also starting the process of NAEYC Accreditation and that on top of this is at times overwhelming. I am however very excited about finding our more for my topic, so if anyone has any good information or sites to share that would be great! I am learning so much about good and bad websites already from all of my classmates (Thank You).

Class # 5 Towards my Master's !!

EDUC-6163 Hello everyone, hope all is going well for the first week of class. This class promises to be very informative and challenging for me-but as I have never done research before I know I can count on all my new friends to help as I will help each person also. Here's to another class and the halfway mark for us :-) Best wishes to all!!