For All Children

"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
- Henry Adams

I thought this quote was pertinant to our class because it reminds us that everything we do with children leaves a mark whether it is positive or negative.  Children learn from their peers, teachers, community and family.  What will our impact be? What will mine be? 
 For All Children
 I want to continue to teach children how to respect themselves and others.
 I want them to be aware of others feelings and show empathy and love, yet  be confident in themselves to know right from wrong and stand on those truths. 
 I want all children around the world to feel safe, loved, cared for and enjoy their life. 
I want to change the life of children and make an impact on early development
Than I may affect eternity

Testing for intellegence

When  considering the whole child, I believe we should start with their social emotional development.  It is through these two domains children need to be successful first.  They are the corner stone to learning.  When a child feels safe, their ability to learn increases,   we need to consider what is important for a child, what is the family situation, how will it impact the assessment tool we are using? Is our tool sensitive to other ethnic groups and will it assess accordingly.  Another question is why assess? What is the purpose?  We typically assess to find out where a child is academically so we can group children accordingly, we also look for the lows which might indicate learning disabilities, and sometimes we find gifted students.  Ultimately we are trying to find out what children know. To do this we need to consider  how they learn, because that is where the challenge truly exists.

Internationally, I struggled to find any assessment tools being used in Central America.  I will continue to search and if I find any I will add it to my blog.