THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!

I would like to say thank you. You have all been an inspiration to me. I have learned a great deal of information from this course and it is eye opening to see all different opinions and stories from others in the field. Working with children is a great privilege that every one of us should value and embrace each day. Best of luck in the future.



You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones


We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher

Young children holistically

Do I believe young children holistically should be measured or assessed? Just as we cannot measure the success of a family without considering culture neither can we assess an individual based on another individual. If you decide to measure a child on any aspect, I believe you should take into consideration their background, culture, language, and experience. In South Korea they have created a culturally non-biased assessment specifically designed for international schools. In order to do this they meet weekly with the students and parents to discuss their concerns academically and personally. In assessing children we must consider all factors that come into play to include culture and whether or not the children received equal amounts of education and/or preparation to be successful in the assessment given.

Katz, L. (n.d.). A developmental approach to assessment of young children. Retrieved from http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/assess.development.html

International school of busan, a world-wide family school. (2008). Retrieved from http://www.isbusan.org/php/content-28p17a1b2.htm