If only one recommendation were to be extracted for use from this study, the researcher hopes it would be a better understanding of the nature of children. It is often difficult to see meaning in research among numbers and data. Ultimately, however, the subjects most affected by this topic of research and public education in general are the – – students. And because this impact is so tremendous and life-altering for those individuals, the petition of this study is for educators, administrators, policy-makers, and education professionals to remember that do things for a reason” (EKS-NICHD, et al., 2007, “children p. v). When we learn to respect and understand those reasons, attempts made to connect to children and instill concepts and skills through education become successful, enabling, and life-lasting. REFERENCES American Council on Education. (1999). To touch the future: Transforming the way teachers Washington, DC: Author. are taught. Anderman, E. M., & Maehr, M. L. (1994). Motivation and schooling in the middle grades. 287-309. Review of Educational Research, 64(2), Bennett, R. E., Gottesman, R. L., Rock, D. A., & Cerullo, F. (1993). Influence of behavior perceptions and gender on teachers' judgments of students' academic skill. Journal of 347-356. Educational Psychology, 85(2), Berger, K. S. (2003). (6th ed.). The developing person: Through childhood and adolescence New York: Worth.
If only one recommendation were to be extracted for use from this study, the researcher hopes it would be a better understanding of the nature of children. It is often difficult to see meaning in research among numbers and data. Ultimately, however, the subjects most affected by this topic of research – and public education in general – are the students. And because this impact is so tremendous and life-altering for those individuals, the petition of this study is for educators, administrators, policy-makers, and education professionals to remember that “children do things for a reason” (EKS-NICHD, et al., 2007, p. v). When we learn to respect and understand those reasons, attempts made to connect to children and instill concepts and skills through education become successful, enabling, and life-lasting. REFERENCES American Council on Education. (1999). To touch the future: Transforming the way teachers are taught. Washington, DC: Author. Anderman, E. M., & Maehr, M. L. (1994). Motivation and schooling in the middle grades. Review of Educational Research, 64(2), 287-309. Bennett, R. E., Gottesman, R. L., Rock, D. A., & Cerullo, F. (1993). Influence of behavior perceptions and gender on teachers' judgments of students' academic skill. Journal of Educational Psychology, 85(2), 347-356. Berger, K. S. (2003). The developing person: Through childhood and adolescence (6th ed.). New York: Worth.
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