Chapter 3 Learning Log

What: This past week in class we learned about sense of self and the factors of peer groups. Also, we learned a lot a bout the developmental changes and what the different stages are. Sense of self is how you critique yourself and how you view and question your surroundings. The different stages of developmental changes are in the childhood, early adolescence, and late adolescence. These stages are perceptions and how you view things.
So What: I think it is very important to learn about sense of self, it is important for us as individuals and also future teachers. I feel that as we progress in the teaching program we will become more familiar with ourself and who we want to become. As future teachers we will be seeing a lot of different personalities in our students. It is important for us to understand why our students will do the things we do, that is why it is important to learn the stages of developmental changes.
Now what: As teachers, we are only seeing half of what our students are going through. What we dont see could be their personal life, fears and issues. It is vital that as teachers we help our students develop a sense of self. Our students should feel important and are able to make a difference. I think it also would help to show them the sense of self model so they can ask those questions to see how they are doing. It is also important to know about the developmental changes that affect students learning. Our students will most likely be in the childhood or early adolescence stage which they will feel invinsible and will have an imaginary audience. As teachers, from knoing this, we can help our students and be understanding of their reasoning.