As our book tells us in chapter 13, "lifespan development began as a field dedicated to the study of developmental psychology. Developmental psychology emerged because people recognized that the mental functions and behaviors that are the focus of traditional psychology exist in different forms and at different times of life." We also learn new definitions one being stakeholder which is an individual who is affected by the actions of a larger group or organization. Also, a change agent, who is someone who helps bring about change to better human lives or conditions. An advocate is to actively work on behalf of a person, cause, or idea.
In my life, I feel as though I didn't fit in with the right ages for lifespan development. I was a very late bloomer my entire life. However, I could relate to all the theories we learned about. During puberty, I was definitely facing all the woman changes mentioned in our book. When we learned about grief, I very much related to the stages of grief and it explained me very well. I enjoy learning about lifespan development. My whole life I have watched babies grow up so I could easily think back to all the changes babies go through and how they grow up. This course made me look back on my own childhood and I loved it. This course also helped me better understand my life. I really enjoyed writing these blogs and telling my own life stories. It helped me work through some personal life situations.
I loved John Dewey's theories on teaching. I related to him so much. I agree with teachers being invested in children's lives and family values. I think that learning goes further beyond a classroom. We learn things about life outside of school more than we do inside a classroom. I wouldn't be the person I am today without my wonderful teachers who taught just like how Dewey explained.
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