Reflections on Respect Paper

Reflections on Respect Paper

3-4 pages, typewritten, double-spaced, 1” margins, 12 pt font, APA format for citations

 

Respect is an important element of working with infants, families, and colleagues. In this paper, you will think about yourself and respect. Reflect on an experience you had with respect, what respect means to you, and how respect connects to working with infants and toddlers and families. Your essay should include the following five parts:

 

Part 1: Story

  • Tell the story of an interaction when you either felt respected
  • Choose a story that you are willing to share with members of our learning community.

Part 2: Definition of Respect

  • Based on your story, explain what “respect” means to you.
  • Connect your definition of respect to your story of being respected.

Part 3: Respecting infants and toddlers

  • Describe how and why babies in infant classrooms should be respected. Explain your beliefs about respecting infants and the role respect plays in working with infants.
  • Give specific examples of how babies in infant classrooms should be respected.
  • Describe how and why families in infant classrooms should be respected. Explain your beliefs about respecting families and the role respect plays in working with families.
  • Give specific examples of how families in infant classrooms should be respected.
  • Connect your definition of respect to how you believe babies and families should be respected.

Part 4: Connections

  • Compare your ideas of respecting infants to Chesire (2007), Christie (2018), and Baker and Manfredi/Pettit (2004)
  • Make specific connections between your concepts of respecting infants and families to class discussions

Part 5: Conclusion

  • In a paragraph, summarize the main ideas, themes, and key points of your paper.

 

Assessment Rubric (1 point – must meet Learner in all elements):

ELEMENT COMPETENT LEARNER NOVICE
YOUR STORY The paper contained a story that was clear, thorough & full of rich, vivid details so the reader could picture what happened The paper contained a story about being respected was clear & thorough The paper contained a story about being respected
DEFINITION

OF RESPECT

 The paper included a clear, well-developed definition of respect in your own words that was meaningfully & thoughtfully connected to the story & working with infants & families The paper included a clear, well-developed definition of respect in your own words that was connected to your story The paper included a definition of respect
RESPECTING INFANTS The paper included a clear, well-developed explanation of how infants should be respected, & several examples of how to respect infants, with rich, vivid details The paper included a clear explanation of how infants should be respected with examples of how to respect infants The paper included an explanation of how infants should be respected
RESPECTING FAMILIES The paper included a clear, well-developed explanation of how families should be respected, several examples of how to respect families, with rich, vivid details. The paper included a clear explanation of how families should be respected with examples of how to respect families The paper included an explanation of how infants should be respected

 
CONNECTIONS The paper included 3+ sources in context, appropriately, & meaningfully & rich, thoughtful connections to class activities. The paper included 3 sources in context, & thoughtful connections to class activities. The paper included connections to class.
CLARITY The paper was clear, organized, coherent, was full of examples, & there was evidence of proofreading The paper was coherent, clear, organized & used many detailed examples The paper was clear, coherent & organized