University of Southeastern Philippines College of Education: A Critical Analysis

University of southeastern Philippines
College of education
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
BRIGETTE DARREN GLIMADA BASTE
BSED ENGLISH 2
(EVENING)
EDUC 1
CODE NO.
FIRST
SEMESTER
2012
SY 2012-2013
INIGO STREET, OBRERO, DAVAO CITY

Introduction
For children and adolescent or every different kind of people have their
own lifestyle and have their own life facing all the problems. We can’t deny that
there are a lot of children and adolescent all over the world didn’t their rights as
a human being. It is because of poverty, sexual of physical abuse, child labor,
parental neglects, drug addiction and others. Those are some problems which
deal with children and adolescent. It shows on how those problems affects on
their life and can’t do things they want base on their age. They are being press
into a world where they do not belong. They have physical, psychological and
social needs that must be met to enable healthy growth and development.
They need care, protection and guidance for them to become a better citizen
of the country.
In the international scenario, child and adolescents also stumble upon
same problems. Beggars are everywhere; child labor, family problem, and other
issues are being illustrated throughout the world. It is normal for the people
seeing children roaming up the street begging for something knowing that they
need help to provide their needs. Efforts however, are made to address the
problem. There are some programs and advocacies protecting child and
adolescents. They are giving voluntary help for those children for them to be
able to attain liberty and achieve their rights.
Peer pressure, discrimination, poverty, family problems and others are the
common reasons why children and adolescents force to do unlawful actions or

to do something that are not right to them. They are being threatened by the
people who take advantage of their rights and their privileges are being
diminished. In the national scenario, poverty is the main problem of the child
and adolescents have encounter. Their rights to be educated, to have good
dwelling, to eat nutritious food and many more are being reach. Economic
exploitation and performing any work that are being hazardous are what they
also come across.
Several of those problems are encountered by a normal children all over
the world and I am one those. It is where that discrimination is the main difficulty
encounter by me. The sense of belongingness is not there for we also do not
belong to a high class family. Inequality of every person in a community is what
also the main reason of discrimination. The freedom to do things base on your
age was not achieved because of those problems. But compared to less
fortunate family, those problems are just normal to them, besides, they
encounter worst issues than that. It comes to a point that they do unlawful acts
for them to survive. It is heartbreaking seeing children roaming the streets and
begging food for them to eat. I experienced that situation that a child grabs my
food without even asking my permission but I understand on why he does it. The
fact that they really need attention on the burden they carry.
This paper explains on the present situation of the child and adolescents
through showing and explaining concepts and theories pertaining the rights and
development of child and adolescents. The purpose of this paper is that, for us
to know the problems and issues of child and adolescents. Also for us to be
aware of such issues especially for us future educator. This help on how to
manage such problems relative to their development and on how they think.
This paper would help much on how to initiate them into culturally relevant skills,
attitudes and their ways of thinking.

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This paper explains on how theories and concepts being shown and on
how to apply it. This illustrates the different stages and aspects of child and
adolescent development.
Child development concerns the process of growth and maturation of the
human individual from conception to adulthood. (Actions for the Rights of
Children). During the whole period of development, the individual child will
develop a mature body, brain and nervous system and progressively acquired
competence of a wide range of functions and skills for them to adapt in
different types of environment.
The physical and motor development based on Tanner (1990 as cited by
Hetherington, et al., 2006) that genetic factors strongly influenced physical
characteristics. It depends on generation to generation that run to their family.
As the child grows, there are so many changes occur to them. The emotional,
psychological, environmental and social changes are what they also
encounter. Every change has important implications for the future. Lifestyle is
also one of the factors how a child grows. While the child is growing they are
acquiring the language use by their family. It is where the child learns to talk.
Noam Chomsky takes up the nativist approach to language development
which asserts that children have an innate Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
that enables them to learn a language early and quickly. It is just that child
speaks the words of what they without knowing the true meaning. Jerome
Bruner proposes the Language Acquisition Support System. Support may come
in the use of infant-directed or child-directed speech or simplified language. But
in language development it is still on the child’s part on how he/she acquire the
language and also the environmental and the cultural factors in which they
belong. On child’s mental development, it is also the environment has a great
help on it. According to Jean Piaget children actively seeks information. They
seek information for them to have learning and knowledge to be to respond to
the environment.
Development according to Erikson is a continuous process encompassing
the entire life span. The adolescent seeks leadership (someone to inspire him),
and gradually develops a set of ideals (socially congruent and desirable, in the
case of the successful adolescent). It is being explains on how people deals with
the psychosocial crisis.

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BRIGETTE DARREN GLIMADA BASTE

INIGO STREET, OBRERO, DAVAO CITY

a human being. It is because of poverty, sexual of physical abuse, child labor,

In the international scenario, child and adolescents also stumble upon

able to attain liberty and achieve their rights.

common reasons why children and adolescents force to do unlawful actions or

and adolescents have encounter. Their rights to be educated, to have good

also come across.

Several of those problems are encountered by a normal children all over

belong to a high class family. Inequality of every person in a community is what

attitudes and their ways of thinking.

Child development concerns the process of growth and maturation of the

human individual from conception to adulthood. (Actions for the Rights of

competence of a wide range of functions and skills for them to adapt in

different types of environment.

The physical and motor development based on Tanner (1990 as cited by

Hetherington, et al., 2006) that genetic factors strongly influenced physical

characteristics. It depends on generation to generation that run to their family.

psychological, environmental and social changes are what they also

Noam Chomsky takes up the nativist approach to language development

in the use of infant-directed or child-directed speech or simplified language. But

belong. On child’s mental development, it is also the environment has a great

seek information for them to have learning and knowledge to be to respond to

Development according to Erikson is a continuous process encompassing

the psychosocial crisis.

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