CD 010 FALL 2020 REFLECTIONS

  1. What information surprised you or was new to you in this chapter? How does this information connect to info in the main course text? 2. What information do you agree with and why? What info do you disagree with and why? 3. Describe an experience you have had that relates to the information in this reading. 4. How can you use this information in your personal or work/school life? 5. Rate this chapter on a scale of 1 to 5 and explain your rating (1 = low and 5 = high). Chapter 5: When Did a Hug Become a Bad Thing? I was not surprised to read about the benefits of physical contact. What did surprise me was the statement that it is men who actually tend to provide the most touch because of the way they interact and play with children (Pica, 2015, p. 26). Our societal biases generally indicate that it is women who touch more because they are perceived as more nurturing. The main text supports the importance of touch in infants, stating that, "The infant's need for physical clo

  1. What information surprised you or was new to you in this chapter? Hows does this information connect to info in the main course text? 2. What information do you agree with and why? What info do you disagree with and why? 3. Describe an experience you have had that relates to the information in this reading. 4. How can you use this information in your personal or work/school life? 5. Rate this chapter on a scale of 1 to 5 and explain your rating (1 = low and 5 = high). Chapter 3: The Power of Joy I was surprised to read that there has not been much research into the effects of joy upon learning (Pica, 2015, p. 16). One would think that it would be a natural subject to research given the works of behaviorists such as Skinner, who used reinforcers to encourage desired behaviors (Paris, Ricardo, & Rymond, 2019, p. 28). Joy could certainly be defined as a positive reinforcement. I agree that it is important to ensure that children enjoy learning and that stress and other negative f

  PROMPTS: 1. What information surprised you or was new to you in this chapter? Hows does this information connect to info in the main course text? 2. What information do you agree with and why? What info do you disagree with and why? 3. Describe an experience you have had that relates to the information in this reading. 4. How can you use this information in your personal or work/school life? 5. Rate this chapter on a scale of 1 to 5 and explain your rating (1 = low and 5 = high). Chapter 2:The Earlier the Better? Nothing in this chapter particularly surprised me because I have experienced similar frustration with the pressures of parental competition. When my children were very small, I lived in proximity to a very affluent suburb. The number of activities that some children were enrolled in there absolutely baffled me. I found myself sometimes wondering if I was short-changing my kindergarten son by only allowing him to enroll in after-school soccer and violin lessons. Many of his p