The Value Of Positive Guidance - 1124 Words

II. Introduction Purpose: The purpose of my personal philosophy is to show the value of positive guidance. I want to demonstrate that children are capable of learning new skills that will help them in their development. The importance of positive guidance is to prepare children for adulthood. Through various activities and instruction children will learn ethical principals. Organization: I will start my essay by explaining the importance of positive child guidance. Then I will discuss about how children best in the environment and doing activities. I will discuss about the motives in children’s behavior. Then, I will explain the type of skills children need to learn for primary grades and later in life. I will discuss how adults need†¦show more content†¦Children are able to learn these principals through modeling, hands-on experiences, being scaffold by a teacher, through observation, role-playing, and through individuality. Activities that will teach children these principals are by doing a puppet play, storytelling with a picture book, singing a number song, collect rocks to create a mosaic painting, and do gardening to teach children about nature. Assumptions About the Motives for Young Children’s Behaviors: Children behave the way they do because they want social reinforces such as acceptance, compliments, a pad on the back, rewards, encouragement, and praise. Children also behave the way they do because they will have time for free play, and get privileges by behaving well. When children notice positive reinforcements, the child will continue to display positive behavior and will be able to learn new behaviors. Additionally, children who tend to cause chaos in a classroom want attention from peers, or teachers. In this case, children should be taught positive behavior. Assumptions About What Children Need to Learn to Succeed Later in Life: Children who enter primary grades should learn to be ethical in order to respect peers, learn to make the right decisions, be independent, and be caring with peers. They also