Author Question: How does the concept of the whole child support the concept of the uniqueness of each child? What ... (Read 36 times)

Redwolflake15 · **on:** Sep 15, 2018

How does the concept of the whole child support the concept of the uniqueness of each child?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The dramatic change in demographics is important to teachers because ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___ and ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ _________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

canderson530 · **Reply #1 on:** Sep 15, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
The concept of the whole child is based on the principle that all areas of human growth are interrelated. Physical, social/emotional, intellectual, and language development are intertwined and mutually supportive. Each child is the sum total of all of those areas of growth and, as such, is unique and different from anyone else.

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
there will be more students in their classrooms who are culturally and linguistically different from them; they do not want to draw uninformed conclusions about the childrens intellectual abilities because of these differences