what it means to view or consider the child in the context of his or her family, and the family in the context of the community in which it belongs.
What factors or variables influence the context of families? List five or more.
3. A. Write one paragraph describing your understanding of Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model. B. As a practicing or potential teacher, why is this information important?
4. What are the benefits to teachers, families, and children when schools, classrooms and/or centers become family-centered, rather than merely student-centered?
5. A. What is meant by teaching “The Whole Child.” B. Provide an example.
6. A. Explain your understanding of “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.” B. What powerful points did you learn from the video, “Early Adversity and the Developing Child,?” C. Why is this information so essential when working with children/students from different walks of life? Examples are encouraged.