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Human development

Question 1

Two major issues regarding transition to adulthood include choosing careers and accepting responsibility. With transition to adulthood, children have to accept that they are adults and have different responsibilities. Their responsibilities towards family increase as they might be told by parents to take care of their younger siblings or to do some house chores. Similarly, in this stage people have to make decisions regarding future, such as about their careers and academic degrees. They have to get serious for choosing right careers that will help them in securing employment. When I was going through my transition to adulthood the most difficult thing for me was to realize the need for securing employment in the future. My parents made me realize that I have grown up and I am a responsible person now who can make decisions. I overcame this transitional challenge by accepting that I have grown up and that I am no longer a kid. I discussed various career choices with my family and friends, and asked for their suggestions. I knew that the best career was the one that would allow me to use my talent. As I was good in art and loved graphics, I decided to choose this career.

I believe that I managed to overcome these challenges in a better way compared to my friend. He was confused about his adulthood and didn’t accepted his responsibility towards his future. Whenever someone asked him about his future he seemed to be without any plan. This made me realize that he had never accepted his adulthood and wanted to be in his childhood. Possible similarities include our fear for the future because we both knew that we have reached adulthood. There are more differences because when I was working to become a responsible person he was running from his responsibilities.

Question 2

2.1

To support Ricky in in the classroom I would try to identify the reasons behind his inattentive behavior. Ricky is struggling with reading and math, which is of great concern. First thing I would do is to find issues such as language issues because his family speaks Spanish at home, which makes English difficult for him. He is also undergoing family issues because the family has moved to the city just six months ago. His parents are struggling to support their children by taking jobs. This indicates that he is given less attention at home. Language is the main concern because his parents cannot speak English. As a teacher the best way to help Ricky is by giving him a friendly environment in a classroom. He must be encouraged to repeat the words when they are spoken in class. I would pay more attention to him and conduct a meeting with his parents. They would be advised to hire an English language tutor for him and also to speak English at home. Successful collaboration from parents will remove the hesitation of Ricky and he will improve his academic performance CITATION Mic172 \l 1033 (Hardman, Egan, & Drew, 2017).

2.2

As a parent I would respond to the concerns by accepting his weaknesses in reading and math. Although Ricky has talent but language issues are affecting his potential. So, I would understand the concerns of the teacher and attend the meetings regularly for finding out how a better environment can be provided to Ricky at home. I would try to learn English myself and communicate with the child in this foreign language. My concerns would be to provide best language learning opportunities to Ricky. I would tell the teacher about background and language issues. I would be open to the teacher and explain her everything.

Reference

BIBLIOGRAPHY Hardman, M. L., Egan, M. W., & Drew, C. J. (2017). Human Exceptionality. Cengage Learning.