Critically Examine the Work of Three Authors in Relation to How Children Develop and Learn and How Teachers and Other Adults Impact on This Process. Reflect Upon the Impact the Knowledge Gained from This Reading Has

Critically Examine the Work of Three Authors in Relation to How Children Develop and Learn and How Teachers and Other Adults Impact on This Process. Reflect Upon the Impact the Knowledge Gained from This Reading Has

Critically examine the work of three authors in relation to how children develop and learn and how teachers and other adults impact on this process. Reflect upon the impact the knowledge gained from this reading has had on your own developing understanding on your role as a teacher.

“Learning in schools does not happen by chance, though children will learn many things that are not planned for, and an understanding of the ways in which we believe learning takes place is really an essential for those responsible for planning and implementing programmes of learning – teachers.” (Pritchard, 2009:ix). Children learn in different ways and each has their own styles and preferences; they also develop at different rates, in terms of their intelligence and also in their emotional intelligence. Therefore, a teacher needs to be fully aware of this so that they can effectively facilitate a child’s development in terms of their educational lives and also their development as a person. The role of the teacher is broad and is not confined merely to a classroom manager and educator; nowadays they decide policies, lead subjects and plan events. However their most significant responsibility is to the welfare and development of the children in their care. Policies such as the “Every Child Matters Agenda” have stressed the importance of developing children as a whole and of providing provision, the teacher is of key importance to the success of this.

Dowling’s article investigates the significance of ‘Young Children’s Personal, Social and Emotional Development.’ Dowling urges that the focus should be on developing the child as a whole, rather than focusing solely on developing a child’s attainment and ability to achieve in tests, “Educators have always taken seriously their accountability to children and their families.” (Dowling, 2000:xiii). Teachers have a huge responsibility to their children, as the children look to them for guidance and as a figure that they can...

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