The material that relates to me the most is probably the adolescent physical development information. In particular, the puberty, obesity, and body image/eating disorders stood out as being huge, important subjects in my own day to day.
In my own developmental history, I have seen the effects of both early and late puberty and the insecurity that comes along with that form of growth. Around me, I have seen the majority of my friends struggle through body image and eating disorder issues, and I wish I could say I dodged a bullet, but these things have negatively affected me greatly.
As a future teacher, I want to always, always have a positive, healthy environment for my students. One where they can feel safe and loved. If the future goes according to plan, I would like to be a high school art teacher. Because I will be teaching students ages 13-19, they will be going through some of their puberty peaks, and I do not want to make them feel more insecure while they are already overthinking everything. Body shaming and the ideal body image is often projected in such a negative way, and I want to be a voice of truth to combat these lies. Understanding these topics will help us understand what happens in other areas of development.
In my own developmental history, I have seen the effects of both early and late puberty and the insecurity that comes along with that form of growth. Around me, I have seen the majority of my friends struggle through body image and eating disorder issues, and I wish I could say I dodged a bullet, but these things have negatively affected me greatly.
As a future teacher, I want to always, always have a positive, healthy environment for my students. One where they can feel safe and loved. If the future goes according to plan, I would like to be a high school art teacher. Because I will be teaching students ages 13-19, they will be going through some of their puberty peaks, and I do not want to make them feel more insecure while they are already overthinking everything. Body shaming and the ideal body image is often projected in such a negative way, and I want to be a voice of truth to combat these lies. Understanding these topics will help us understand what happens in other areas of development.