WEEK 8

Chapter 13:
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

As we are finishing this book, and starting to move forward with our education based in lifespan development I found this book very informative and would recommend this book to someone not even taking the course, but a future teacher.
The detail, and theories in this book have helped me understand a lot by putting things that we do and think of every day into words with theories behind them.

This chapter starts to talk about relating back to our second chapter we read in LIFESMART, Theories of Development.  This chapter gave us reasoning and logistics behind the way we think, and the formation of DNA that creates a human being.  This chapter basically gives you a thought of.. "now what?" now what happens, we just talked about death in our last chapter.. some thinking it was the last chapter.  This chapter gives a bigger picture on the lifespan of the business world/real world of working, and finding a place in a career direction.  I think that somewhere in this world, we are all share a common interest in a 'stakeholders' position/view on the global economy.

Being a changed agent and a leader is the school I currently work at's Modo.. So pages 303-306 cover the basics of what a changed agent is, and what you should and shouldn't do to be/become a leader.  Figure 13.2 on the top pf page 304 is pretty interesting to see the federal grants percentages given to certain categories.  I must say, I am glad to see that the biggest percentage on this pie chart goes to Health coming in at 49.5%.  It is good to see that our global economy is still worried about the populations health a majority of the time.  I think more people need to look into career's in Lifespan Development to help others, I believe this would be a strong start to making the world recover as a better place.  I have chosen to go into Elementary Education where I feel you are helping people everyday, and educating fresh minds that will hopefully follow into this direction of professionalism in having a career in Life Development.  In schools I believe this area of a career is a big BIG factor that is always taught.  Becoming a business man/women, going into criminal justice as a police officer etc., Senior living, Nursing home management, anything in the field of medicine/health, or into a public service.  These are all things that I believe start at a young age to teach children that helping people is something wonderful that this world strongly needs. Sadly, according to the chart on page 307 Figure 13.2 being a teacher in 2009 did not make the list for The Best Jobs in America.

I also think that it is great that the author included the term IDEA otherwise known as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.  This act is the law that gives rights and highlights the students in the United States who need special attention in the classroom when given curriculum.  This law states that all schools must provide these services.    If you haven't heard of this law this is something I would definitely look into before entering the wonderful world of teaching (:  Like all the previous chapters I think this was very informative and a great way to close the book.