Week 10 Reflection

Reflection:

This week we finished up our family project presentations and graded them, and then on Friday we talked about professionalism. We had an article and a video clip to watch on professionalism and what it means. As teachers we aren't always seen as being professionals but we most definitely are. We, need to be professional in the way we look, talk, and act because we deal with families and people in the community. As I was reading and watching the material before class, I remember a quote that I really liked. It said, "Professionalism can be seen even in just a smile." The guy on the video clip said that a smile is one way he is professional every day.

Another thing I liked that the article talked about was how our character plays a big part in how professional we act. When we have good character and a good attitude, then we have a better chance at remaining professional. One of the girls in class talked about being professional all the time, not just when we are on the clock and we then proceeded to have a good class discussion on what it means to be professional outside the workplace. We talked about how lots of employers will get on and look up a person on social media. This is a great way to see a persons character and see how they will act even when they aren't at work. I really liked this because I don't think that many people think about that aspect of getting a job; but when we work at a place close to where we live or live in a small community, it is very likely we will see our students and clients while we are off the clock, and we need to maintain a professional attitude and character even then so that we can be a good example to the children we work with.

Weekly Quote:

"You're attitude shows in everything you do!" "Smile and the world smiles too." I couldn't just pick one quote this week, because I loved both of these and I feel like they go hand in hand with one another. We need to do all that we can to maintain a positive attitude and learn to smile. Things may not always go our way, but if we can have a positive attitude about it and learn to smile then we can work better and have a more positive experience.

HWD:

This week I focused my study on family relationships of families who have a child with a disability on ways that we can help these families and strengthen the relationships within the family. The website I found gives a list of strategies that we can use to help these families have better relationships. It talks about us having an understanding of the family and the relationships within the family. They talk about being positive and having helpful resources and reasoning behind what we say and suggest. I really liked this article because as we get into the work force, we can know different ways to help families and strengthen stressful and weak family relationships.

Source: http://www.tats.ucf.edu/docs/eupdates/FamilyInvolvement-8.pdf