Yes, I do find myself communicating with people from different groups and cultures differently after this wee.
The three strategies I could use to help communicate more effectively with the people or groups I have identified:
First, I think it is important to have whatever paperwork that is being sent home to parents easyfor them to read, so I try to have copies in their language so that they know what is going on and so they do not miss out on important information concerning their child and school.
Second, my school system has parent liasions that are available to help teachers and other early childhood professionals, to communicate or collect resources for parents of children, as well as the child itself.
Third, I feel that it might be helpful to help parents by introducing them to parents that may be having the same issues or just may be new to the area and would like to become familiar with their community.
As an early childhood professionals, I have to be available to help all children and their parents, if I can not help them, then it is my place to connect them with the proper resources to help them, regardless of the situation.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
WK 2 Communication
I decided to watch a show on ESPN called the CENTER. I have never watched anything that talks about athletes and what is going on. However, I do like sports, so this was very interesteing to me.
WITHOUT SOUND:
I think the reporters have respect for each other, however they have their own opinions and they see the same things just in different perspectives. I feel that they are expressing how they feel through their hand gestures and facial expressions, there is alot of smiling and it seems that there is alot of conversations being interrupted and everybody trying to talk over each other.
WITH SOUND: I still feel that they respect each other, but just have so many different opinions and everybody wants to be right and in the real world we know that, that is impossible. Yes, because there is only certain shows that I watch on a regular basis. I know the people that are on the show and I feel a connection with them, due to watching the show regularly.
I learned that communication is very detailed and deserves the speaker as well as the listener to be focused in on what is being said and what is being heard.
The aha moment for me, was watching these grown men, interrupt each other and then laugh at their colleagues the whole time they were speaking. I know that when I am in a conversation, I hate to be interrupted and cut-off in the middle of a sentence, show I can only imagine how I would be on live television in front of millions of people.
In closing, I think we MUST be considerate of each other, as well as children and their families and not only LISTEN to what is being said, but HEAR what is being said.
WITHOUT SOUND:
I think the reporters have respect for each other, however they have their own opinions and they see the same things just in different perspectives. I feel that they are expressing how they feel through their hand gestures and facial expressions, there is alot of smiling and it seems that there is alot of conversations being interrupted and everybody trying to talk over each other.
WITH SOUND: I still feel that they respect each other, but just have so many different opinions and everybody wants to be right and in the real world we know that, that is impossible. Yes, because there is only certain shows that I watch on a regular basis. I know the people that are on the show and I feel a connection with them, due to watching the show regularly.
I learned that communication is very detailed and deserves the speaker as well as the listener to be focused in on what is being said and what is being heard.
The aha moment for me, was watching these grown men, interrupt each other and then laugh at their colleagues the whole time they were speaking. I know that when I am in a conversation, I hate to be interrupted and cut-off in the middle of a sentence, show I can only imagine how I would be on live television in front of millions of people.
In closing, I think we MUST be considerate of each other, as well as children and their families and not only LISTEN to what is being said, but HEAR what is being said.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
6165-2 Wk 1 Communication
For this week's blog assignment, I chose to use my God-son as my example. Zaire is only 15 months old, however when he grandmother comes home from work, Zaire meets her with his hands in the air and he is babbling and making sounds, the grandmother swears that Zaire is telling on his mother that he has been with all day with. Even if the grandmother goes into a different part of the house, Zaire follows her and continues these gestures and sounds for a good bit of an hour or longer, everyday. I didn't believe her until I met her at her house last Friday evening to go and have dinner together. When we walked into the house, he began to babble, wave his hands and look back at his mother.
I believe that Zaire has effective communcation, I told his mother, she better watch out, because when he really starts talking he is going to tell on her for everything and he will be sincere when he begans to speak.
I am not sure if I would model this behavior, but I find it amazing that a 15 month old toddler, using his hands and babbling all while looking at this mother. We do not know what he is trying to say, however he surely knows, due to the actions and gestures he shows while trying to relay his messages to those who will listen.
I believe that Zaire has effective communcation, I told his mother, she better watch out, because when he really starts talking he is going to tell on her for everything and he will be sincere when he begans to speak.
I am not sure if I would model this behavior, but I find it amazing that a 15 month old toddler, using his hands and babbling all while looking at this mother. We do not know what he is trying to say, however he surely knows, due to the actions and gestures he shows while trying to relay his messages to those who will listen.
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