#elementary years

SUBJECT: Middle and Late Childhood Interview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISCLAIMER: All the photos, videos, or any recording taken for documentation during the interview are for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Consent was properly delivered before conducting the whole interview. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ During the stage of middle and late childhood, children ages 6 to 10/11 are expected to demonstrate competence in areas necessary for the development of cognition such as reading, writing, and basic recognition of numbers, colors, and letters, even though they are completely selected at random. These skills help children navigate their elementary years, a period crucial for their development as children to shape their abilities in adapting to society and the world around them. "Gin-Gin" (a nickname), 6, is a Grade 1 student at Rizal Elementary School. He is playful, cooperative, and extraordinary. When asked about his name, age, and grade level, he responded with confidence like he is just talking to his friends at school, telling them stories. At such a young age, Gin-Gin knows how to introduce himself, take care of himself, follow basic instructions, and communicate efficiently with other people, including us, the interviewers. Upon the signed consent from his mother, we were able to facilitate a basic assessment of his skills in terms of reading and recognition. During the assessment, we have observed that Gin-Gin can successfully recognize concepts pointed by the interviewer, where the task of competence (Industry) is proven over confusion or inadequacy in Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development. Before formally starting the assessments, the interviewer began testing Gin-Gin’s ability to recognize letters by pointing. As a result, Gin-Gin not only recognized each of them but also was able to associate them with their corresponding sounds such as “A/Ey” for “Ah”. In the first assessment, the interviewer pointed at various colors at random. Without breaking any sweat, Gin-Gin was determined to completely identify each of the colors shown on the visual aid, without any assistance from his mother. For the second assessment, when asked if he is able to name all the numbers shown on screen from 1-100, he confidently nodded his head “yes” and started to recite the numbers pointed by the interviewer at random. Out of all the six pointed numbers, Gin-Gin was able to identify all of them with no signs of stutter. The interview came to an end with the interviewer from Davao Doctors College, Inc. of the BS Psychology Program thanking Gin-Gin for his cooperation and extraordinary skills. We have also thanked Gin-Gin’s mother, Febbie, for her support and approval. A small reward was also given to him to compensate for his efforts. Without his cooperation, the whole interview will not be possible. Additionally, Gin-Gin proudly signed his portion of the consent form and wrote his name. ISN'T THAT GREAT? "May you continue to be supercalifragilisticexpialidociously brilliant, Gin-Gin!" - MisoCares Caption: Miguel Augustine V. Sulamin | BSPSYCH 2-82A Documentation: Sophia Ericka P. Sienes | BSPSYCH 2-82A October 7, 2024

What is your elementary days story?

When I was in elementary school . we had this little song we used to sing. It goes "Nobody loves me. Everybody hates me. I'm gonna eat some worms. Small worms, big worms, itchy bitchy worms. Worms that squirms and squirms. So I CUT OFF IT'S HEAD AND PULL OFF IT'S SKIN AND SUCK THE JUICE AWAY. ewww, nobody knows how many little worms i eat three times a day"

Like every elementary child, I became friends with everyone. I always wanted the new crayons or trendy cartoon backpack. I loved top ramen as much as any kid and I hated the school lunch. However, my parents were divorced and seeing other people. I didn't let that ruin my happiness though because to me, my father was this great hero and my mom was the evil villain. I was the baby so naturally, I wanted everything that attracted my attention. My father would spoil me and my sister while my mom bought us few things that fascinated us temporarily. Fridays were my favorite as a child because that was my father's day. He would take us to the movies and them this local, cheap Chinese restaurant. At first it was just us for the first three years, but when third grade came, my father started bringing friends and girlfriends to meet us. I was constantly annoyed and jealous the first times we met new people because Friday was suppose to belong to us. His first girlfriend treated us as her own. So my sister and I liked her. However, they were on and off. Eventually we stopped seeing her. A few years later into fifth grade, my father stopped seeing us and my mother remarried. He would tell us lame excuses and we simply accepted it because we thought it was valid. In truth, they were really lame excuses. Then he stopped calling us to tell us he wasn't. My habit of pressing my face and hands against the window eventually stopped. My mother was constantly annoyed and frustrated with my dad. So my stepfather stepped up ever so slightly, but then he would step away just as quickly. My stepfather always kept his distance, but accepted us as a part of his family. He rarely showed us any affection. So when he did, I was shocked. Things have definitely changed since.

Childhood. What were you.