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To the extent possible, childhood educators should try to identify the learning styles of their individual students so that they can help them maximize their absorption of subject matter in accordance with their fullest and truest intellectual potential instead of allowing their maximum progress and most positive long-term attitude toward education (Lloyd, 2005). Having studied learning theory and educational psychology, I am confident that I will be able to fulfill this responsibility as a childhood educator.
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One of the most interesting aspects of educational theory that I have encountered in my studies relates to the concept of Multiple Intelligences introduced by Harvard School of Education theorist Howard Gardner (2006). Early childhood education is actually the perfect opportunity to apply that theory (together...
My familiarity with Gardner's work is only superficial but it would be my hope to understand it in greater detail for the express purpose of applying it in the early childhood classroom to help inspire my students to learn in the manner that is most natural for each of them. Ultimately, my goal is simply to provide an educational environment that will set each child on the most direct path toward future academic success and I believe I have already acquired many of the necessary skills and the perspective to accomplish that in my role as a childhood educator.
References
Gardner, H. (2006). The Disciplined Mind: Beyond Facts and Standardized Tests:
The K-12 Education That Every Child Deserves. New York: Penguin Putnam.
Lloyd, S. "Evidence-based educational methods." Educational Psychology in Practice,
Vol. 21, No. 3; (2005): 252-253.
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