When I began taking this course, I knew it would be about the fundamentals of growth and development from preconception to old age, and death. I had never thought about the physical, cognitive, and social growth of each age before. I enjoyed learning about early childhood and middle childhood. The two signature assignments I chose to include were essays from Unit 3 and Unit 4.
Unit 3 early childhood I chose my essay on child care. I believe child care is a very important topic and most parents will have to use child care while working. There are so many factors to consider and things to think about while choosing a child care for your child or children. If you're a new parent you may not understand the differences between an actual day care center, or at home child care. Whatever you do decide to choose, you will want to consider what would be the best option and how your child will benefit from it.
Unit 4 middle childhood I chose my essay on cooperation vs. competition. I thought this was a great question. Now a days sports is more than a competition, and not the healthy kind either. There have been brawls at football games between parents, refs getting beat up by parents all at a child's game. This isn't unacceptable, and in my opinion I feel like parents do get carried away, and some parents are living vicariously through their child or children.
With this class I was able to review my own thoughts, ideas, and values as they related to the issues that we studied over the course. My knowledge was broaden through a wide range of subjects.