Edgewood High School, El Corral, 2015

Description:	B>y ICayUn ThummeL, klaeLa Laughlin, and JiLL \ZobertsonStudents in Mrs. Wrights Childs Devolpment classtake the opportunity to skip work and play.1. Freshman Mady Morrow helping a girl stick a minipom-pom and glitter onto a paper plate.2. Junior Brenna Boyer and boy getting ready for snack time.3. I really thought it was cool how the kids got tointeract with the high schoolers and to let the kids seeour school. - sophomore Morgan Hall4. I really enjoyed spending time with my cousin andseeing her reactions to the school.-sophomore Emily Kinser5. Sophomore Serenah Morris helping four-year-old Kynnleydraw a picture for her mother.6. Sophomore Brooklynn Asbury and a young girl playingwith play-doh.Oh.Jm justStudents kid around in Mrs. Wrightsclass for Childs DaykiddingT.aking care of children may prove aharder task than many may guess.From late night crying to tempertantrums—caretaking can definitelytest a parents patience. However,there are also a lot of rewards totaking care of someone else. ChildDevelopment teacher Mrs. Wright hastaught the importance of caretakingfor years.The class helps students have areal, hands-on experience on dealingwith pre-school, toddler age,children, Mrs. Wright said. We talkabout their development and theresponsibility of caregiving, but thisgives them a real experience and forsome students theyve never had thatbefore.Childs Day allowed students thattook Mrs. Wrights Child Developmentclass the chance to interact withchildren. Students who participatedalso picked the theme for the eventwhich was based around the Disneyfilm Frozen.We went in the gym and played andwe also had the children fingerpaint,sophomore Allie Frye said.The event also played upon theresponsibilities people must take intoconsideration when taking care ofchildren.It was just a lot of fun seeing howall the different kids acted and howthey interacted with other kids theirage, but I also learned that kids canbe difficult to deal with, especially ina whole day, Frye said.Hi
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Collection:	Edgewood High School

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