SPD 310 0500 Topic 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 for SherryLynn Breece
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Topic 3 DQ 1
Oct 16-18, 2023
GCU’s Statement on the Integration of Faith and Work states it is God’s calling on our
lives to help meet the needs of others. Describe two collaboration strategies you feel
will be effective with families when discussing concerns about their child's social and
academic development with teachers. Reflecting on GCU’s philosophy, how can you
promote these collaboration strategies in your future professional practice?
The integration of faith and work is one of the biggest reasons I chose GCU. I believe that you
cannot separate God from your life is you are a believer. To me that is like taking the air out of
my lungs and expecting me to still be able to function. It is not possible.
The same goes with working with students and their parents, you cannot have one without the
other. You must treat the parents with the utmost respect if you expect your students to respect
you. Building strong lines of communication and including them in the good and bad of their
child day is so important. You do not want to contact the parents only when their child does
something wrong. You want to build strong relationships with the parents that include the
positive. Letting a parent know that their child did well on a spelling test or helped another
student when they were sad is just as important as letting them know that their child struggled
with transitions in class that day. Show the parents that you truly care about their child and that
you know they want to hear that their child is having a good day will build those strong relational
bonds that are absent so many of the times when it comes to teachers and parents. Keeping
parents involved in the celebrations and successes will show that you value their involvement
and that you are both on the same side.
I had two students this month go from diapers to wearing underwear. I told the parents right
away and they both told me that they have been trying for years and they were so happy to hear
that we were able to potty train at school and that the parents were so happy to hear of these good
things. The parents have asked if there were things that they could send in to reinforce the use of
potting at school and they have contacted me on other issues, all because of letting the parents
celebrate the successes of their child with me. Success is not my own, they are ours and parents
should be involved in them just as much as the staff are. The parents and the teachers and the
team that work with the child are all on the same side and by involving them in the little things
will make the big things all that more valued as well. Parents that feel a connection will get
involved in their child’s education and stay involved and ultimately this is the goal of every
teacher.
Have a wonderful day!
God Bless
SherryLynn
Topic 3 DQ 2
Oct 16-20, 2023
Families may require additional support during their child’s developmental transitions
(i.e., from early intervention to early childhood, from early childhood to early school
age, from early school age to adolescence, and from adolescence to adulthood). Based
on the readings in this topic and additional research of your own, what are two of the
most important suggestions you could give a family to assist them with these
transitions? Justify the importance of these specific examples. How would you support
families as they go about implementing the suggestions?
One of the suggestions is to seek out the teachers in the other classrooms that their child will be
moving on to and asking for a short meet and greet with the teacher a year prior to the transition
and then another one about six months out and then again three months out and then one just
before the start of the new school year so that the student is familiar with the teacher, she knows
your child and the parents and the teachers are comfortable around each other. This takes the
stress out of the new change and allows the team to get to know each other and have a start to
building a relationship among the staff and parents and student. As a person on both sides of this,
I find it so useful to know who my child is going to be with and what the environment looks like
and what resources are available to my child. As the teacher aspect of this transition, I like to
know what type of parent I am going to be interacting with and what the student is capable of. I
like to see how the student reacts to the new environment and how well they can transition. I feel
that by allowing the student and the parents into the room and walking around the building you
are getting them familiar with the surroundings and establishing a level of expectation of how the
teacher will be interacting with the child and the parents.
I feel that parents that attend these types of meetings for the benefit of the student really care
about their child’s ability to adjust to a new environment and they will be easy to work with.
I
also think that a teacher that invites the family into the class and will dedicate the time and
energy to committing to taking the time to work with the student really shows that they care just
as much about the student as the parents do.
One other suggestion that I would offer is to suggest outside resources for the parents. As a
parent with five special needs boys and one that was dramatically challenged, I could have used
another person to talk to while my husband was off serving his country in the U.S. Army. I was
alone a lot of the time and did not have that extra support that a spouse provided. I would suggest
other parents that are moving up with their child or parents that are currently in the classroom
that my child is coming into next year. Providing even just one person that a parent can reach out
to and talk to about the changes that take place during the transitioning and what to expect can
help alleviate some stress for the parents. This also shows that the teacher can understand how
stressful the transition for the family is and not just for the student. It will also contribute to the
building of rapport between the staff and parents.
Lindsay McQuerry
Oct 16, 2023, 1:18 PM
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Class, in our reading this week it discusses listening as a process, with 5 areas. After
reviewing, what area do you feel like most people do well at, and what area do people
struggle with the most and why?
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Lindsay McQuerry
Oct 16, 2023, 1:18 PM
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Bible Verse (Optional)
Class, although we often make plans and dream for our future, things will ultimately turn out
the way that God wants them to. How does this verse affect how you make plans and manage
your time?
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that
prevails.
—
To me this is a hard reminder that God knows how long we are going to have our loved ones and
that we should not take one single moment for granted. I just went to a funeral today for a 45-
year-old and my husband is critically ill and can no longer work. I take care of my dad who lives
with us and is on O2 all the time, my son with downs syndrome and now my husband who can
barely get out of bed some days. I know that my dad and husband will die soon, and I wish with
everything in me that there was something that could be done to stop the progression of my
husband’s illness but there is not. I have learned the hard way that we live on God’s timeline and
not our own. I want my husband to grow old with me and I want him to outlive me, but I know
that is not going to happen and I struggle with this everyday when I leave for work because I do
not know if he will still be here when I come home. Love your people and do not take one single
moment for granted. Live is precious. I would take back all the time we fought and redo it and
instead love him with everything in me.
Have a blessed day!
SherryLynn