by Veronica Rowland, University of California Irvine
1. How can teachers help children and youth successfully resolve the challenges of the different stages of psychosocial development? Describe a teaching strategy that could be used to foster independence, confidence, and risk-taking in students.
2. Research shows that family involvement greatly influences student attitudes, attendance, and academic achievement. Develop an action plan for involving families in your classroom in a variety of ways. What are some of the challenges to involving families, and how do you plan to overcome these?
3. Do you believe that helping students develop good character is just as important as teaching reading, writing, and math? Or, should families solely be in control of character and moral instruction? Why? In what ways do teachers inherently impact students' character development through their daily interactions?
