Essays on Hyson

Play is an essential part of children’s life and curriculum and being able to play is considered as a symbol of children’s sound health and development. It is also known that playing enhances children’s creativity, social and emotional growth and keep them physically fit. If we look upon closely, playing is the fundamental means by which children explore and build their own understanding of the world (Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R. M., Berk, L. E., & Singer, D. G., 2009). They start with a small game and when they start achieving success, they are excited to let the ...

BIOGRAPHY

Amer Hasan studied Economics with the Education Global Practice of the World Bank. He has been a Task Team Leader for a project that had the goal of extending the number of people who access education among children in the rural areas. He now focuses majorly on Indonesia and China in evaluating the long-term effects of expanding Early Childhood Education. Amer Hassan holds a Ph.D. and Masters in Public Policy from the University of Chicago as well as a Bachelor of Arts in History from Yale University. He has done a lot with his experience in making sure that ...

Reflection Paper

Educational practices that are developmentally appropriate seek to encounter children at their point of physical, mental and emotional need. Developing a set of standards gives each teacher a firm basis by which to judge whether each student is ready to move on from a particular skill level. Each DAP (developmentally appropriate practice) serves to inform teachers about the best ways to foster learning in each child. The most important part of making a DAP is giving children a milieu for their learning with the fewest limitations possible. This will give each student maximum access to the projects, centers, materials and curriculum.

One of the ...