Licensing Rules & Behavior Assignment Overview
Purpose: This assignment aims to demonstrate an understanding of what North Carolina’s licensing rules advise about challenging behavior in children and how this should inform their personal practice with children.
Student Learning Outcome Addressed: The Student Learning Objective addressed by this assignment includes demonstrating an understanding of appropriate guidance strategies to promote positive and supportive interactions, including working with intensive behaviors.
NAEYC Professional Preparation Standards Addressed: This assignment addresses the following key elements of the NAEYC Standards for Professional Preparation: Standard 3d & Standard 6b-d.
Licensing Rules & Behavior Assignment Directions
Step 1: Read NC Licensing Rules – Behavior Management by NCDCDEE
Step 2: Read the Ethical Code of Conduct by NAEYC
Step 3: Read the following preschool classroom scenario:
Lucy and Amanda are playing in the block corner. They have built a “city” and are using toy cards to speed around in it. The Lead teacher supervises a group of children engaging in a messy play activity. Her back is to the block center.
The assistant teacher is at the classroom door, talking with the director. Her back is to the classroom. Brandi enters the block area and knocks down the city that Lucy and Amanda have built. Lucy and Amanda protest loudly. The Lead teacher doesn’t respond, and the Assistant teacher glances over her shoulder, saying, “I’ll be there in a minute.”
When the assistant teacher gets to the block area, she says, “Brandi, why did you knock this down? That was not nice at all.” Brandi starts to cry. The assistant teacher says, “Don’t cry; you aren’t a baby.” Then she grabs Brandi roughly by the upper arm and moves her to another center. She tells Brandi, “There is space for you here. You can play here for now.
Step 4: After reading the scenario above, answer the following reflection questions:
(a) What licensing violations do you note in this scenario? Provide specific references to the licensing rules.
(b) What ethical code of conduct violations do you see in this scenario? Provide specific references to Principles and Ideals from the Code of Ethical Conduct document.
(c) If you were this assistant teacher, what would you have done differently in this situation? Provide specific examples of how you would have handled the conflict between children.
(d) What would you talk about with the Assistant Teacher if you were the Lead Teacher after witnessing this scene?
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Discipline: Early Childhood