“Through Your Child’s Eyes.”
Think about what you learned from viewing the selected grade level videos you chose from “Through Your Child’s Eyes.” Identify the grade level you focused on and summarize the challenges the students faced. Consider the “Model Code of Ethics for Educators (MCEE)” and describe what viewing the videos taught you about how dyslexia affects students academically and away from the educational environment and the ethical responsibilities associated with ensuring that the needs of these students are met. In replies to peers, discuss commonalities you see in the realizations you had about the effects of dyslexia and ethical responsibilities that could be associated with this disability and share additional examples of the ethical responsibilities and effects of this disability on students in and away from school.
Discuss the unique challenges faced by students with disabilities and describe how you can adopt the tenets of the Christian worldview perspective to encourage a classroom culture that respects and values the individual differences displayed by all students, regardless of disability.
Sample Solution
I focused on the fourth grade videos from the “Through Your Child’s Eyes” program. The challenges faced by these students are typical of any students their age: they must transition to a new school, make friends, understand and remember what they learn in class, and deal with changes in family dynamics. Additionally, there are also academic challenges such as understanding abstract concepts like fractions, or grasping more complex topics such as writing essays. It is during this time that many of them start to experience peer pressure or gender differences among other issues.
The video series showed how families are affected by the education system and how parental involvement can help children thrive. This was seen when the mother was actively involved in helping her son with his homework without taking away his independence; she found ways to support him while encouraging him to think for himself. Similarly, it addressed how different kinds of learning environments can help foster growth in young people. For instance, one student said that he needed structure yet still had room for exploration when he attended a summer camp where he could explore nature and play sports.
One challenge that I noticed throughout all four videos is the difficulty experienced when trying to communicate effectively between parents, teachers/educators, and students themselves. Many times there seemed to be an inability to express feelings due to cultural norms or language barriers which made it difficult for everyone involved (particularly those within the same household)to discuss educational matters openly and honestly.
Overall, through these videos I have gained valuable insight into the lives of fourth graders who live under various circumstances but share similar struggles related to their education journey at this stage of development. Beyond focusing on individual successes stories have been told about multifaceted relationships between educators/parents/students that can either be beneficial or detrimental depending on communication styles used thus highlighting important lessons learned along this process
