[CLD 213] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (34 pages long)

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Early Childhood Studies
• Course: CLD 213
• Professor: Susan Jagger

Document Summary

Some dominant images of children: the child as . Incomplete adult: future citizen, nature an essential being with universal characteristics and inherent capabilities whose development is viewed as an innate process. In this image, children are rooted in and take nourishment from a rich, supportive ground comprised of relationships with their families and communities, their language and culture, and the surrounding environment. As children grow and learn, they ask questions, explore, and make discoveries, supported by these roots and branching out to new experiences, people, pla(cid:272)es, a(cid:374)d thi(cid:374)gs i(cid:374) thei(cid:396) e(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:396)o(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t e(cid:448)e(cid:396)y (cid:272)hild (cid:271)elo(cid:374)gs a(cid:374)d contributes. Deconstructing dominant images and reconstructing alternative images: children as (for example), curious, competent, rich, and full of potential. What does this mean for you as early childhood educators: we lea(cid:396)(cid:374) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374)"s actions, children are more capable than we expected; educator stepping away from planning and let children learn through their individual ways.