Tuesday, October 6, 2009

How did you know?!

As I watched funny videos about kids doing cute things like dancing, singing and some other special stuff that they
can do. The thought of kids growing up and be probably anything they want to be. Well, actually it slapped my face
yesterday, October 6, 2009 at around 5 in the afternoon. I was struggling for an idea for my blog. When I remember
my not so interesting view for children. I love them when they want to play and when they listen to you, but when the
time comes that they begin to learn more and more they tend to not listen. And when they become so stubborn and confident
in their actions I get so irritated and suddenly I remember when my parents used to tell stories when I was like
that of a toddler.Okay, I myself became in many ways a constant irritation. Honestly I love kids but kids don't love me.

here is one of the videos that I liked:


At the age of four, Ye Eun ,the child performing in this video imitates the moves of the famous korean girl group
Wondergirls. I can say that she at her young age can be a part of this group doing the steps well enough to catch up
with the girl group. I love the way she moves, its as if she dance like teenager similar to the age of Wondergirls. The concept
of tabula rasa wherein individuals are born without built-in mental content and that their knowledge comes from experience and perception. They can absorb quickly because they are still in the process of filling their mind with new information and experiences.
Adaptation refers to a decreasing response of the sense organs, the more they are expose to a continuous level of stimulation.Once an individual is expose in an environment s/he is more likely to adapt that environment. In Ye Eun's place she is confident enough to stand in front of a crowd and to be able to perform without being intimidated or having a stage fright because she was trained or use to being in front of a crowd.
Social plane is important in helping a child such as Ye Eun develop her characteristics and her being. In order for her self esteem to develop as well she needs her parents support and guidance such as helping her learn her fundamentals like being polite and socializing. If Ye Eun is not well guided by her parents and they didn't interact with her, she might probably reacted to the host and other people differently. She might shy away and not confidently presented herself in front of a crowd.
Everyone is subject in learning. Learning is an essential part of an individual in order for him/her to grow. It is a process to acquire knowledge. practice makes permanent my mom always say. I can also say that Ye Eun has learned through cognitive learning. In this way she has acquired knowledge through imitating the Wondergirl's dance routine.Children 4-7 years old will often rehearse information to commit it to memory. So in order for them to be motivated reward and punishment is used. Operant conditioning is one of many methods that are used to teach individuals and in this case a 4 year old.Ye Eun's teacher during their practice might have rewarded her in terms of compliments or perhaps a candy and gave her punishment according to her mistake in terms of repeating steps.
Scripts are mental representations of the sequence of events in a given situation. When rehearsal starts Ye Eun dances with her teacher and later on learns all by herself . And when she is use to dancing when she hears music she dances to the beat or the music.
Its a wonderful thought that as early as that age she can learn those kind of moves, talk confidently and be beautiful in anyway. But in the same way, kids nowadays, are learning things that are inappropriate for a human being to do. Such as using vulgar words, imitating things that people much older that they do which are not good even for their own age. Its sad to know that even our elders are not being a good example. Some say that it is a good thing, that in this days no one is a virgin except children or even cursing is not advised for minors, wait until they grow old then they can say those kind of things or do whatever they please. Let us remember that freedom is not doing what we want but doing what is right. Let us help this generation and and train them for what is right.