3 Strategies of Effective Communication

Yes, I communicate differently with other people from different groups and cultures. With my family, communication opens the door where we understand, trust, and respect each other. When a member of my family feels the need to talk to someone who will listen to them when life gets rough, they feel more secure in the family they are in. Being able to trust and rely on family can make for a happier family environment where both the parties can feel healthy, safe and secure as well as loved. With my neighbor’s it’s hard to describe, but we have mutual respect for each other’s property, but when it comes to listening to another we all seem to have different opinions about what is right and what is wrong. My colleagues at school, the feelings are mutual as well, we give viewpoints and express how we feel about certain situations, however, we understand one another. With my co-workers, I have to set myself as an example, because I am a business manager in the department store, I work in. However, I listen, I treat them like I want to be treated, and I put everything in writing that goes on as well as make myself available to them. Regardless if its family, colleagues, neighbors and co-workers, three strategies I would use to be more effective in all aspects is by me listening, respecting, and understanding each and every one of them.

Communication on Television

As I sat here on Tuesday, I began to watch the television show, called “It’s worth what” starring Cedric the Entertainer. Viewing the show with no sound, I could tell that the two contestants were probably married or either boy friend and girlfriend. As they were guessing the price of the different antique items, I could tell that they had feeling for one another due to their body language as well as showing empathy as they trusted each other on their judgments to win the prize money. As I continued to view the show without words, I also noticed the disappointment in their facial expression, as well as their posture when they received the correct answer for the antique car. Re-watching the show with words did approve my assumptions. They were a couple who was engaged to be married. She trusted his judgments as well as him trusting hers. When they did answer some the question correctly he politely hugged her and kissed on her forehead, indicating thank you. The words they expressed and the facial expression of excitement proved that they were happy and continent with one another.  My overall assumption however, would still remain the same regardless of what television show I watch. We can make assumptions on many different things but the vibes, facial expressions, the tone of a person voice, the words they say and how we listens portrays the character of being a communicator.

What is Communication?

Michelle Obama is a competent communicator. She demonstrates the ability to express her feelings and the rights of others. She portrays being direct, open and honest, and clarifies her needs to other people.  I would want to model some of Michelle Obama communication behaviors, primarily because her values and beliefs interest me. As an educator we have to be open, honest, direct and understanding and she portrays the image of an educator. However, being an effective communicator takes real skills. Communication skills have to be developed, honed, and added to on-going basis. Communication is the heart of our interpersonal skills and the more we are aware of this the better we will be.

Reflecting on Learning

Hi Everyone!!!!!
My most passionate hope is for children, their families including myself to build a solid foundation in collaboration with parents to insure the best education for that child.


I have enjoyed my time here and will miss the team. Thank you for all the support, insights, and help you have provided me over the past 8 weeks.

Jamaica

Jamaica, I’m planning a trip for me and my husband as an anniversary present and I would like to know more about this country and the struggle they face.


Challenges children in Jamaica face are identified by the struggle that deeply affects them by the violence that is a part of their daily existence. Some of the challenges include exposure to sex, to being shot at; being robbed, and being a victim of violence due to the loss of a family member or close friend to murder. These experiences traumatized these children so bad that they cried, while others whimpered quietly or were unnaturally withdrawn as well as students telling stories of their fears sketched in their drawings illustrating stick figures holding and shooting guns, children armed with weapons, portraits of their parents, siblings and grandparents dying by gunfire.

Intervention strategies to reduce children's exposure to violence should include community education on the impact of exposure to violence on children, particularly the loss of a significant person, and the development of a range of school-based violence prevention programs. The thought of the teachers doing praises dances in the classroom, to help children cope with the fear of violence is a great success. The children are able to open and express themselves spiritually.

As an educator, we are good at guiding, leading, loving and showing children that it is okay to open up and express themselves. If they see us do it, they will be inspired.

Reference:

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html.

The Sexualization of Early Childhood

If you think about it the average child in the United States today has countless opportunities for exposure to sexualized messages every day. Television, music, billboards, prints media, Internet, and cell phones offer children numerous possibilities where they can encounter sexual messages of all sorts. In some homes kids are only a click away from seeing sexual intercourse. Others children however, (like me at a young age) are being exposed to actual sexual behavior in their daily lives that gets played out by the adults and older siblings around them.


If you look at the photo above you can see, how the little girls are dressed up like grown woman. I personally feel that a child needs to be a child, when they are about 16 its okay for them to be in pageants. Doesn’t everybody remember Joan Marie Ramsey? She was a pretty little girl, who grew up to fast. I personally feel that the mother was living her life through her daughter. Another show that comes on television is “Toddlers and Tiaras”. This show brings out the cruelty in the parents as well as exposing the little toddler’s sexuality. For some people, they think that it helps build confidence and instills great values in the children. I personally say no.

Reference of picture image:

mrscottyl.blogspot.com

Evaluating Impacts on Professional Practice

Classism is held in place by a system of beliefs and cultural attitudes that ranks people according to economic status, family lineage, job status, level of education, and other divisions. Middle-class and owning- or ruling-class people (dominant group members) are seen as smarter and more articulate than working-class and poor people (subordinated groups). In this way, dominant group members (middle-class and wealthy people) define for everyone else what is “normal” or “acceptable”. People who are poor/working class sometimes internalize the dominant society’s beliefs and attitudes toward them, and play them out against themselves and others of their class. However, schools play a central role in maintaining classism. All (from every socio-economic class) children’s learning is diminished by the effects of institutionalized and personal class bias. For example, a child living in poverty cannot afford a persona; computer to complete homework assignments because their family being of the poor working class.  When I was in middle school, I witness an incident, where a girl at my school wore the same clothes at least twice a week, because her parents could not afford to buy and wash her clothes. She was a very bright student, but could never complete online assignments because she did not have a personal computer. One of the teacher, at times allowed her to go to the library to complete her assignments. I felt that this was noble of the teacher however, regardless of what class a family is in, they deserve a chance.