Fiscal and Personnel Module 3 Discussion 5
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Module 3 Discussion
Discussion: Organizing Classrooms or Groups
As the authors of your course text point out in Chapter 7, group sizes and ratios can have a profound impact on the quality of care in child development centers. At the same time, maintaining high-quality care is not simply a matter of instituting a low adult-child ratio. Overall group sizes and age make-ups, as well as the method used to organize these groups, also play a major role. To prepare for this Discussion, review the information about adult-child ratios and maximum group sizes proposed by the NAEYC and APHA/AAP in Table 7.1 in your course text. Then, review the adult-child ratios and maximum group sizes for state licensing of child development programs in your state (http://www.daycare.com/states.html). Reflect on the following:
- How are your state’s standards different or similar to the NAEYC and/or APHA/AAP?
- Which set of standards do you think is preferable?
- What do you think is the ideal adult-child ratio and maximum group size for each age range?
- With this is mind, how would you organize classrooms or groups at your child development center—mixed-age or looping? Explain why.
With these thoughts in mind, follow the instructions below to post your response to this Discussion topic.
By Day 3 of Week 5:
Post a description of how your state’s adult-child ratio and maximum group size standards compare to NAEYC and APHA/AAP standards as well as an explanation of which set of standards you find preferable. Then, identify what you consider to be the ideal adult-child ratio and maximum group size for each age range, explaining why. Finally, describe how you would organize classrooms or groups at your child development center (mixed-age or looping), providing a rationale for your choice.
By Day 7 of Week 6:
Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings. As you read their responses, note those to which you would like to respond with advice, questions, comments, and/or encouragement.
Respond to two or more of your colleagues’ postings in any of the following ways:
- Build on something your colleague said.
- Explain why and how you see things differently.
- Ask a probing or clarifying question.
- Share an insight from having read your colleague's posting.
- Offer and support an opinion.
- Validate an idea with your own experience.
- Expand on your colleague's posting.
- Ask for evidence that supports the posting.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Reflect on what you learned in this activity and/or insights you gained this week.
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