You are a kindergarten teacher. Several parents are critical of you because you have a dramatic play center in your room. The parents believe that dramatic play is a waste of time for kindergartners—children should spend their time on more academics. Develop an argument to support the cognitive value of sociodramatic play
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers will vary. Build a case for language development during dramatic play. For example, talk during play provides a rich source of information on children’s language use? dramatic play is a vehicle through which children learn to develop stories? skills learned during dramatic play transfer to other situations? children practice how to carry on a conversation and develop listening skills? there are opportunities to use planning skills during dramatic play, and so on.
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One barrier to implementing a multicultural framework in classrooms is conformity. The issue with conformity as it relates to multiculturalism or embracing diversity is
a. conformity is sometimes described as being democratic in that the very same expectations exist for all, but in fact conformity ignores a primary notion of democracy that gives everyone a voice. b. conformity is the only fair way to manage classrooms full of children. c. conformity allows for all children to begin understanding mainstream U.S. culture. d. conformity requires all to accomplish tasks in the way of the majority, thus demonstrating that fair is always equal.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
If you were writing a literature review for your research study on transgender high school students’ experiences with cyber-bullying, why might you choose to include a Washington Post opinion piece written by a parent of a transgender student?
a. It presents empirical evidence of a trend on this research topic. b. It is peer-reviewed. c. It highlights a key perspective on this topic. d. It helps to outline the theoretical framework.