When I Think of Child Development

                                                                          Quotes:

Growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership. - Harvey S. Firestone

There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again. -Elizabeth Lawrence

Professional support and Thank you 

Elizabeth Vassallo-

Your enthusiasm from the beginning motivated me to continue to read your blogs each week. Thank you so much for being such a passionate and inspirational person.

Jannen Payne 

Thank you so much for sharing your child birth experience I greatly enjoyed reading your blogs. Continue to share you fascinating  stories.

Testing for Intelligence

When considering a commitment to viewing young children holistically, I believe growth should be measured and assessed not so much of what the child does not know but how well certain methods of teaching works for that particular child. I also believe what should be measured is how well the teachers are integrating curriculum and assessment in education program. Young children should be based on practiced  assessment developmentally appropriate for young children. Most importantly I believe that teachers should be the primary assessors  for the children they teach since it is they who will use assessment information to design instruction. Based on my research school age children in Asia are assessed based on their ability to regurgitate information. However traditional testing is still used. Other assessments are given as well including, teacher observation, self assessment, and performance-based assessment tasks.

Reference:

http://asiasociety.org/education/chinese-language-initiatives/assessment