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1 Trimester
Grades 9-12
Prerequisite: None
Do you plan to become a parent someday? Do you like children? Are you considering a career that involves working with children? If so, this the class for you. By understanding children, our experiences and relationships with them will be stronger. Through class discussion we explore the following: the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children; family, discipline, the value of play, TV and children, day care, and other issues related to children.
Text: The Developing Child
Holly E. Brisbane, Glencoe Publishing, 1994 ISBN: 0-02-642671-4