Essay: Human Being, Human Nature

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Use the ideas in the reading, Human Being, Human Nature, to discuss your own development. What ideas appeal to you? What ideas were difficult to understand or place in the context of your own life? How do these explanation of the principles of development apply to teaching?

You may wish to discuss the following:

General ideas

Appeal and apply

Question the impact for me personally

Applying principles of Child Development and Human Nature to teaching

Essay Three - "Development and Education"

In this essay of 500-1000 words, share your ideas about human development and how these concepts apply to teaching

Overarching statement

Points such as autonomy - heteronomy, self esteem, referents in our lives, being and doing, the affective filter

Supporting ideas

Summary statement

Rubric

Excellent: 500 - 1000 words, well organized, addresses Child Development and ways to support youngsters as we teach them; examples shared, cogent perspective advanced, summary statement pulls material together.

Good: 500+ words, organized, several points offered, addressed the question, summary statement provided

Marginal: Length is under 500 words, skirts the question rather than discussing it, few or no examples provided, may be missing summary, or final statement may not address the essay question. The student will receive assistance in sharpening the essay.

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