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Running Head: PROGRAM REFLECTION

1) The author believes that both play and learning are important elements in early childhood education and that classrooms should provide a balanced approach with both emphasized equally. 2) To create this balanced environment, the classroom should be enriched with many play and learning experiences using developmentally appropriate practices. This allows children to explore, discover, and create while also assessing their growth. 3) While play will remain important, the author acknowledges society's higher expectations and the need for assessment. Therefore, educators must find creative ways to teach and implement both play and learning through a developmentally appropriate curriculum and enriched environment.

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Running Head: PROGRAM REFLECTION

1) The author believes that both play and learning are important elements in early childhood education and that classrooms should provide a balanced approach with both emphasized equally. 2) To create this balanced environment, the classroom should be enriched with many play and learning experiences using developmentally appropriate practices. This allows children to explore, discover, and create while also assessing their growth. 3) While play will remain important, the author acknowledges society's higher expectations and the need for assessment. Therefore, educators must find creative ways to teach and implement both play and learning through a developmentally appropriate curriculum and enriched environment.

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Running head: PROGRAM REFLECTION 1

Program Reflection
Victoria Ramire
Fre!no Pacific "ni#er!it$
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%oth &la$ and learning are t'o im&ortant element! in a (ualit$ earl$ learning
en#ironment) therefore in order to &ro#ide all children 'ith a &o!iti#e learning e*&erience+ a
,alance ,et'een ,oth &la$ and academic !tandard! !hould ,e an e!!ential &art of all earl$
childhood educational curriculum!- And e#en though toda$.! educational climate call! for more
rigorou! te!ting &rocedure! de#elo&ed to determine academic gro'th and de#elo&ment) I ,elie#e
that ,oth &la$ and learning !hould ,e intert'ined 'ithin the curriculum+ in order to meet the
need! of the 'hole child- In m$ o&inion &la$ and learning !hould go hand in hand) the$ ,oth
!hould ,e e(uall$ em&ha!ied in the cla!!room ,ecau!e I trul$ ,elie#e that children learn through
&la$- /o in order to de#elo& a &o!iti#e ,alance ,et'een the t'o+ I thin0+ a! an educator+ one mu!t
con!ider &la$ and learning a! one curriculum+ in 'hich ,oth are full$ e(ual-
Fir!t off+ I ,elie#e the mo!t im&ortant factor in creating thi! e(uall$ ,alanced &la$ and
learning curriculum 'ould ,e the en#ironment- The en#ironment in 'hich the &la$ and learning
ta0e! &lace i! !ignificant ,ecau!e it re&re!ent! the (ualit$ and &o!!i,ilitie! of the e*&erience! that
can ta0e &lace 'ithin it- Therefore+ the en#ironment !hould ,e enriched 'ith man$ &la$ and
learning e*&erience!) &ro#iding children 'ith man$ o&&ortunitie! to e*&lore+ di!co#er and create)
all im&ortant factor! in ,oth de#elo&mental and academic gro'th- Al!o+ the en#ironment 'ithin
the earl$ learning cla!!room !et! the !tage for o,!er#ational te!ting) therefore the en#ironment
!hould ,e de#elo&mentall$ a&&ro&riate for each indi#idual child and !hould &ro#ide them 'ith
man$ o&&ortunitie! to !ucceed- In addition to a de#elo&mentall$ a&&ro&riate en#ironment+ I al!o
,elie#e that the curriculum im&lemented 'ithin the cla!!room !hould ,e a de#elo&mentall$
a&&ro&riate curriculum) one 'hich u!e! de#elo&mentall$ a&&ro&riate &ractice! 12AP.!3- A 2AP
curriculum i! ideal ,ecau!e it not onl$ create! an en#ironment in 'hich children are !urrounded
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,$ a&&ro&riate learning e*&erience!+ ,ut it al!o !et! the foundation for a teacher to ea!il$ a!!e!!
and o,!er#e a child.! gro'th and de#elo&ment-
I ,elie#e that ,oth &la$ and learning are connected) therefore a learning en#ironment that
&re!ent! ,oth a! !ignificant in the o#erall de#elo&ment of the 'hole child+ i! one that I intend to
utilie in m$ o'n career a! an educator- I ,elie#e that &la$ i! and 'ill remain the corner!tone for
earl$ childhood de#elo&ment) ho'e#er I ,elie#e that the a!!e!!ment and o,!er#ation of
children.! gro'th i! e!!ential in &ro#iding children 'ith the ,e!t o&&ortunit$ to !ucceed-
Therefore+ a! 'e a! a culture mo#e clo!er and clo!er to the realm of te!t! and a!!e!!ment!+ 'e
ha#e to remem,er that ,oth can ,e and !hould ,e im&lemented 'ithin the cla!!room in order to
&ro#ide children 'ith the o&&ortunit$ to reach their full &otential a! indi#idual! and a! a learning
communit$-
"ltimatel$+ I ,elie#e that a! educator!+ 'e need to create an en#ironment that i! ,oth fun
and enriched 'ith learning o&&ortunitie! ,ecau!e 'hen it reall$ come! do'n to it+ ,oth are
e!!ential to the gro'th and de#elo&ment of $oung children- /o 'e ha#e to 0ee& a tight gri& on
&la$ 'ithin the cla!!room ,ut 'e al!o ha#e to o&en u& and acce&t the change! that are occurring
'ithin our !ociet$ and culture- 4igher e*&ectation! are ,eing &ut into &lace+ ,ut that doe!n.t
mean that there i! no time to &la$+ it 5u!t mean! that a! educator! 'e mu!t ,e creati#e in the 'a$
'e 6teach7 children- And I trul$ ,elie#e that thi! ,egin! 'ith an enriched en#ironment and a
curriculum utiliing 2AP.!) t'o im&ortant element! that com&lement the im&ortance of ,oth
&la$ and learning- Through thi!+ 'e create the ,e!t learning en#ironment and e*&erience! for all
children 'hile at the !ame time 'e 'or0 in the fa#or of our fa!t e#ol#ing culture- Therefore+ a!
'e hold on to the #alue of childhood &la$ and imagination+ 'e mu!t al!o im&lement the
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im&ortance of te!t! and a!!e!!ment! ,ecau!e the$ ,oth are in the ,e!t intere!t of the de#elo&ing
child-

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