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"7.2 Exosystem"
Before I was born my dad got offered a job here in the USA, and decided that it would be the best for his future family so he took the job. He would leave my mom in Mexico because she didn't want to come over here. He would come and go throughout the year and this even continued when I was born. As a result, my mom had to practically raise me by herself until the age of 5 when we all moved over here permanently. -
"1.1 Birth"
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"4.2 first word"
My first word was "mama." When I one my dad would come to the USA to work and would leave me and my mom at Mexico. I would spend all of my time with my mom, and according to everyone if she wasn't around me where I could see her, I would cry like no other. I wanted to spend every second with her. She was an important person in my life, and still is, and I believe that this is why "mama" was my first word. -
"5.1 Kohlberg's & Gender"
Based on Kohlberg's Theory and Parker's responses I believe that she is approximately 3 years old. She understands what names correspond to ladies and which correspond to men. This shows that she has knowledge that others are either female or male. However, when asked if she was a boy or a girl she said she was a boy. This shows us that she doesn't yet have the knowledge to know that she is a female. However she is stil in the gender identity stage. She might be working to perfect it. -
"7.1 Parental Strategies"
When I was younger and threw fits because I wanted something from the store my mom let me cry. She didn't buy me what I wanted just so that I would stop crying. She always told me that I had to ask politely and if she said yes it was because I deserved it. However, if she said no it was because I had misbehaved that week. She told me that by throwing fits I only made it worse for my self. Little by little I learned that what she said was true. Throwing fits just got me in trouble. -
"4.1 memory"
I went to kindergaten in Mexico when I was younger. I remember that the best student got to be the queen at the end of the school year festival. I remember being chosen and telling my mom as soon as she picked me up. She was very excited and proud of me. Vygotsky's theory fits my experience becuase being honored for being a good student is something that my family has always valued. Everytime we go to Mexico and drive by the Kindergaten class I still bring it up. -
"8.1 Children and Television"
When I was around 4 or 5 years old I used to watch a show called Dragon Tales. In this show Emy and Max wished upon a dragon scale to take them to a land with dragons. They would visit whenever they wanted and get home without any grownup noticing. I used to think that it was real and that if I found a dragon scale I would also be taken to a world like theirs. I remember that me and my cousins would always look for dragon scales when we would go to the beach. -
"1.2 Theories"
I think that coming to the United States from Mexico is an event that shaped my development. I had to go to a new school, meet new people, learn English, and adapt to a new culture with different customs. Brofenbrenner would say that these are elements of the environment that I interacted with to help shape my development. I had to learn English from my school teacher and friends, and I had to learn the different customs that they had. -
"6.1 Self-Conscious Emotions"
When I was younger I used to be jealous if other people had sisters that were younger than mine. I wanted my little sister to be the only baby. I remember that I would pinch any baby who was younger than my little sister susy, and then feel guilty afterwards when the baby would start crying. However, I would only feel guilty for that short while because my jealousy was much greater and I continued to do it with other babies. I now find that hilarious and I always wonder why that bothered me. -
"8.2 School Transitions"
One of my major school transitions was attending kindergarten here in the United States after coming from my preschool class in Mexico. I had to adapt to a completely new environment, to a new language and culture, and to new people. I remember having mixed emotions and not liking it at first, but once I started making friends I loved this new enviroment that surrounded me. -
"5.2 Encouraging Gender Schemas"
During clean up time I remember that we were in charge of organizing things in the different boxes. We had to put the crayons in one box, the glues in another, and markers in another. Boys were in charge of fixing the tables and making sure that each table had the correct amount of chairs. Our teacher always instructed us to do the same. Boys were in charge of the heavier job, and girls were in charge of the smaller tasks that took more concentration. -
"6.2 Self Control"
When I was seven I really wanted my parents to buy me a pink princess bike. They told me that they would buy if for christmas, but I didn't believe them. December came around and gifts started surrounding the tree. I wasn''t sure if my gift was a bike and so I was tempted to open it many times, but I didn't. I wanted it to be a surprise. When I finally opened it I was glad to see that it was my pink bike. It was worth the wait! -
"7.4 Frienship"
Ever since I moved to August School Melissa became my best friend. We realized that we were very similiar in many ways. We both came from the same background,we were the oldest of sisters, we both cared about school, and we were both tall. Little by little our friendship became stronger ,we trusted each other completely, and we shared the same thoughts and feelings. She is still my best friend to this day although we go to different schools. We always talk to each other and meet up when we can. -
"2.3 Evocative Gene Environment Correlation"
I used to be very good in math when I was in the 4th grade. I would always get good grades on my tests and I would always help my peers understand their assignments. My teacher noticed this, and one day he asked me to stay afterschool to help him tutor my classmates. I remeber feeling very honored and important! -
"2.2 Active Gene Environment Correlation"
Dancing is one of my favorite things to do. When I was younger my sisters, my best friend, and I would always pretend that we were a dance group. We had a couple favorite songs that we danced to all the time, and we practiced everyday. We were all very excited when we found out that our school would have a talent show because we already had our different routines ready. We participated in the talent show that year and had lots of fun!! -
"2.1 Passive Gene Environment Correlation"
My father has always been a huge fan of soccer. He watches it all the time! I remember one day he came home with three Mexico jerseys. It was the world cup for the year 2002 and he wanted me and my sisters to each wear one to support our team. The three of us were very excited!! We screamed and cheered on our team just like he did. Ever since then I watch soccer just as much as he does!! -
"Crowds and Cliques"
I was part of the International Baccalaureate Program when I was in highschool. We were segregated from everyone else. We had our own classrooms, teachers, events, and trips. Everybody labeled us as IB kids. However, withing this crowd there were also a lot of cliques. My clique was composed of my two best friends Melissa and Julie and my friends Nohemi, Maria, Cj, and Yusef. We were alike in many ways, we all liked the same sports and music, and we were all from different backgrounds. -
"3.3 Personal Fable"
I used to want to be a model. I now find that funny, but a couple years ago I was determined to fulfill my dream. My dad was against this dream of mine. He hated the idea of me being a model. I would always argue with him because I would tell him that he was destroying my dream and that I would be very unhappy because of him. Now that I think about it,I was extrememly over dramatic. I was thinking about the possibility of becoming famous, and not the reality that it was only a dream. -
"6.3 Moratorium"
When I started Pacific I wasn't sure what I wanted to major in so I went in as an education major, but I was still exploring. I took different classes from different majors to see if anything would spark my attention. However I couldn't find something that I really enjoyed and loved. -
"6.4 Achieved"
At the end of my freshman year one of my friends told me that she was an SLP major and that she really liked it. She told me to take the intro class to see if it would interest me. I had never heard of the major before, but it did sound interesting so I took the class. That semester I realized that I wanted to be an SLP. I loved the class and now I am in love with the major! -
"2.4 APGAR"
Using the APGAR I would say that Nicolai's respiratory effort is a 2 because his breathing seemed steady while he cried. He took deep breaths before each cry. His muscle tone was also a 2. He had very active motion. He moved his legs and his arms while crying. The vigorous cry let us know that his reflex responsivity was also a 2. Finally, his color was also a 2 because he was completely pink. The nurse also took his heart rate, measured his lenght & the lenght around his head, chest & stomach. -
"3.1 Preoperational Magnetism"
I would use pretend play as a way to teach a child in the Preoperatinal stage about magnets. We would pretend that the magnets were a mom and her son who alwyays wanted to be together, and then I would have two other objects, a dog and a cat who no matter what, never wanted to stick with each other. I would show the child that just like a mom and her son magnets always stick to each other. I would have him hold both sets of objects together so that he could see the difference himself. -
"3.2 Concrete Magnetism"
I would simply tell a child in the concrete operations stage about magnets. They are old enough to understand that magnets stick to each other no matter what. I would tell them that there is a force between them that keeps them in place. It is lke if each side of the magnet had hands that holded on tightly to each other whenever they came in contact. I would tell them that these hands don't let go of each other unless somebody pulls them apart. -
"1.3 Methods"
I think that in the future when I am a Speech and Language Pathologist it will be very important to get accurate and reliable information from kids. I have to make sure that the information I gather is accurate because I dont want to diagnose someone incorreclty. I will make sure that my future clients are comfortable and that they understand why we are doing what we are doing.
