Author: chris

Why is it important to have a dedicated and knowledgeable leader in an early childhood education setting?  Describe two to three qualities that you feel are critical for such a leader to possess.  Draw either from your own experiences working in the early childhood field or from your own childhood.  What do you hope to gain from this course as a future early childhood administrator?

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Imagine that you are on the board of directors of a church-based child care center.  After reviewing the budget for next year, you and your fellow board members realize that the center will have to make some tough decisions.  Choose one of the following budget scenarios to discuss.

1. Budget Cuts: In order to stay profitable, the center will need to make budget cuts. You are concerned because you know that if salaries don’t go up, some teachers may resign.  On the other hand, if tuition rates increase, some of the families may not be able to afford to stay at the center. How will you and the board go about making these cost-saving decisions?
2. Budget Surplus: Your center is in the enviable position of having a budget surplus that has resulted from careful financial management over the past several years. The center must allocate the excess funds in order to ensure future funding from the church. How will you and board go about making these spending decisions?

Using information from Chapter 3 and at least one other source (be sure to cite your source), describe two to three specific strategies to either save or spend money while meeting the needs of the teachers and families. Your discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

Policies and Procedures

Early childhood education administrators are responsible for setting and maintaining the policies and procedures of the child care center or school.  Using Chapter 3 of the text and at least one other source (be sure to cite your source), choose one of the following policies and one of the following procedures, and explain how you would address the problem.

Policy (choose one)

1. Sick Policy:  Your center has a policy that children cannot come to school if they have a fever, yet Mrs. Thompson brings her son Tyler to school anyway.
2. Late Payment Policy:  If parents are more than 30 days behind on payments, the child may not attend.  Mr. Miller brings his daughter Sophie to school even though he is 45 days behind in payments.
3. Biting Policy:  Your center abides by the “three strikes” rule for biting.  Connor has bitten children three times, yet his parents plead with you that he be allowed to still attend school.

Procedure (choose one)

1. Daily Health Check Procedure:  Each teacher is supposed to perform a daily health check for each child but Sarah, the Pre-K teacher, repeatedly forgets.  This time, she missed a case of chicken pox which has now spread to several other children.
2. Time Out Procedure:  Teachers routinely use the “time out” method to handle misbehavior in the classroom but Linda, the teacher in the toddler classroom, has been leaving children in the time out chair for long periods of time.
3. Fire Drill Procedure:  During a fire drill, teachers are supposed to keep their children as quiet as possible in order to hear instructions.  Every teacher does a good job with this procedure, except Bill, the Pre-K teacher, who allows children to run and scream during fire drills.

In your discussion post,

1. Explain the difference between a policy and a procedure.
2. Provide two to three examples of each.
3. Outline one to two ideas for implementing or enforcing policies and procedures.
4. Evaluate one to two potential challenges that may arise with your policies/procedures and propose solutions.

Your discussion post should be at least 200 words in length.

Guided Response:  Review the posts of several of your peers with focus on how they would address each problem.  Respond to two or more of your peers as if you were the parent or the teacher in the scenario.  How would you respond to the proposed solution?  Each response should be at least 50 words in length.

 

1) In no less than 250 words, explain the difference between instrumental and recreational drug use and the difference between licit and illicit drugs

 

 

2)Describe three of the several ways drugs can be administered into the body. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of them with respect to toxicity, side effects, and how drugs exit the body. Respond in no less than 250 words.

 

3)Summarize the Controlled Substances Schedules. Make sure to include their potential for abuse, the potential for medicinal use, and the level of physical and psychological dependence. Also include an example of a drug from each level. Respond in no less than 250 words

 

4)Explain at least three criteria that need to be present for substance dependence according to the DSM-IV. Explain and give an example of each of the four criteria used to define drug abuse according to the DSM-IV. Respond in no less than 350 words.

 

5)Explain what US government agency gathers data concerning drug-related medical emergencies in hospitals. Be sure to include the agency’s two major concerns, the seven major circumstances most frequently addressed, and at least 2 statistics relating to the emergencies reported. Respond in no less than 250 words

 

Stress Essay

1. List  AND  explain  25 healthy ways to minimize/manage stress in our lives (i.e. 1. Have a massage to relieve muscle tension and remove the toxins that build up in muscle tissue).

 

2. Explain at least 10 different ways that EXERCISE  helps our bodies physically combat the negative effects of stress (i.e. Exercise produces endorphins which are chemicals that produce an analgesic or pain killing affect).

 

3. List  and explain 20 physiological of the body to stress (i.e. increase blood pressure, slows digestion, etc.)

 

4. List and define the 3 stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS);

Explain  what happens during each stage of the stress response.

 

5. Explain the difference between eustress and distress.

 

6. List the 10 biggest stressors in your personal life.

 

7. List and explain 5 time management tips (i.e. make a list of tasks to do, etc.)

 

8. Explain the difference between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

 

9. List and explain the stress-related hormones (i.e. hormones produced by stress—epinephrine).

 

10-Explain the difference between Type A and Type B personalities

Question 1: What went wrong with Japan’s macroeconomic policies during the two-decade-long recession? Discuss the ineffectiveness of Japan’s macroeconomic policies, both fiscal and monetary, implemented during the 1990s. Why were they ineffective in jumpstarting the economy? Question 2: Some nationalists in Japan may say, “Japan has been in a long recession because the U.S. created the ‘Bubble Economy.’” Discuss what these people are arguing while referring to the economic situations and policies of the U.S. and Japan as well as their bilateral economic relationship during the 1980s. Question 3: What are the commonalities among East Asian economies that achieved rapid economic development? In class, we talked that there are differences even among East Asian economies between those which achieved high economic development in earlier years and those which are late comers. What are the differences? Among the factors that contributed to rapid economic development, are there any lessons that can be learned by other developing economies in the world? What kind of economic conditions can allow economies to achieve steady, high economic growth? Are there any Asian specific factors especially in terms of political-economic factors? What is the U.S. involvement? Question 4: Carefully discuss the differences and similarities between Korean and Taiwanese economic development. Also discuss if and how socio-political differences contributed to the differences in these two countries’ economic development.

 

choose two of these 4 questions 3 pages per question with the recoursec that i will give you the names of

: alfaro and kim, ” transforming korea inc: financial crisis and institutional reform” and chow, p.9 – 86, p.281-319. spar and oi ( 2006) ” china” building ‘ capitalism with socialist characteristics'”

Imagine you are the HR manager at a company, and an employee came to you upset because she felt a male co-worker had sexually harassed her by repeatedly asking her out on dates even after she said “no.” What would you do?

 

Write a one (1) page paper in which you:

1. Formulate the conversation you would have with the employee, based the concepts found in Chapter 2 in your textbook.
2. Summarize the conversation you would have with the employee’s male co-worker, based on the concepts found in Chapter 2 of your textbook

PS. i will send chap 2 once decided who will tutor.  magic32

Assignment:

In “Patterns for College Writing,” read chapters 7 through 12 before attempting this assignment.

Write an Essay of approximately 3.5 pages in length, double-spaced in response to prompt #9 on page 368:

 

Here is the prompt:

What kinds of survival skills does a student need to get through college successfully? Write a classification-and-division essay identifying and discussing several kinds of skills and indicating why each category is important. *Note: Ensure your work is in essay format.

 

Requirements:

Include a works cited page, as appropriate if you introduce external information to support your points, and use MLA, APA, or CMOS formatting (as explored in the Major Formatting Styles assignment) for the entire essay and your outline. Remember, the content of your essay – not counting the outline, headings or the works cited page – must be over three full pages in length. Do not use large fonts or excessive spacing in attempt to meet this requirement. Instead, focus on and immerse yourself in the task. Writing is much easier when you’re sincerely engaged in the subject at hand.

Discussion 2

“Compare Two Versions of the Same Article by an Author”  Please respond to the following:

• Read the two (2) versions of the article titled: “The Objectification of Women. Whose Fault Is it?” by Santi DeRosa in Chapter 8. Identify the thesis statement of each version. Summarize the second or final version. Note any changes between the first and the second version. Indicate if the thesis statement changed. Discuss your agreement or disagreement with DeRosa’s views.
• Identify three (3) changes the writer made between the first and second version. Speculate on reasons the writer made the changes

Discussion 3

“Evaluating Web Sources and Identifying the Audience”  Please respond to the following:

• Identify three (3) Websites that you plan to use for your research on a paper to convince. When evaluating, think of yourself as an investigative reporter who is checking the claims of a politician who used the sources in his or her proposed bill. Identify the Website and its URL.  Evaluate each Website regarding the following:
  • Targeted audience
  • Updating of information
  • Use of professional peer reviews
  • Information’s accuracy, relevance, and thoroughness

Virtually all aspects of development are clearly influenced by both nature and nurture. Thinking specifically about physical growth and development, describe at least one way in which nature influences development, and at least one way in which nurture influences development.

 

Just a paragraph with 2 citation.

3D printing is an exciting technological advance that currently is being used in various fields to create items from art to toys to models; the dental profession is using 3D printers to print dental implants for individuals. The next pioneer of 3D printing is printing human organs using stem cells. Using a search engine, research 3D printing of human organs with the use of stem cells. Discuss the obstacles, morally and scientifically, along with your overall concerns and issues with this technology.

 

Do you think individuals would take care of your body (exercise and eat right) if you knew you could get a new organ(s) 3D printed for yourself later in life? Would you?