As I reflect on factors of my environment which are supportive to me, several types of support come to mind as I think of my daily routine. The first important support that I think of is the daily support and communication with my parents. I communicate with my parents on a daily basis in order to ensure that they are healthy and content. The daily communication with my parents provides the daily emotional support and I believe it has a positive impact on the beginning of my daily routine. The next important support is my women’s daily devotional bible. The daily devotional provides the mental support, emotional support, as well as enhances my current religious foundation. It provides me with the inspiration to persevere through each day and encourages me to be tenacious if any challenges arise.
Recently, my career as an educator has shifted into an online platform due to the Coronavirus and I’m required to provide daily instruction through various websites. The support of technology has provided me with the opportunity to provide small group instruction to the students in my intervention groups as well as to plan differentiated activities with my colleagues. In order to ensure that I am successful, a planner, visualizer, data tracker as well as google calendar has assisted with the organization of my daily schedule.
The support of the parents of my students is significant in the online instructional process. Berger (2018) indicates that when parents support and encourage their child’s learning, almost always the child masters the basic skills required of elementary school students. At the conclusion of my instructional day, technology provides me with the opportunity to participate in group exercise sessions with a virtual trainer. Without these daily supports, I’m unsure of how I would function mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Each of the supports are connected with my daily routine as well as balancing daily activities. For example, if the technology was removed from my daily routine, I would be unable to communicate with my parents, instruct my students, connect with colleagues, and participate in group exercise with my virtual trainer.
The challenge that I imagined was a knee replacement surgery. There are several supports that someone will require with this type of surgery. Mentally, an individual will need the support, motivation, and encouragement from their family to learn how to gain motion as well as strength in their knee. Physically, the individual would required the support of a wheel chair, crutches, walker, or a cane in order to ensure that they are stable. The individual would also require support from their family as well as friends in order to assist with ensuring that he/she receives the proper nutrition as well as transportation to appointments, The individual will also require the mental as well as physical support and encouragement from a physical therapist in order to gain a full range of motion in their knee. An individual who has recently experienced a knee replacement could possibly have a longer recovery period or become depressed without support. It will be very difficult for the person to transition to each place as well as independently complete daily tasks without assistance.
Berger, K. S., (2018). The developing person through childhood. (8th ed.). New York, NY. Worth Publishing.
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Hello Jacquia,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on supports. This current world health crisis has emphasized how much we rely on technology. It has also shown that access to the internet should not be seen as a luxury, but as an essential utility in everyday life.
I also relate to your thoughts on the supports needed for a person who has had knee surgery. This, unfortunately, is a common surgery in my family. My grandmother on my mother’s side had both knees done at separate times. My mother had both knees done at the same time!. My father has had one knee done and it looks like he will eventually have to have the other. My grandmother on my father’s side had one knee done and now refuses to get the other done. Recovering from knee replacement surgery is a painful journey but done correctly, it is life-changing. My mother, who was on her way to possibly being crippled by her knees for life, is now active, moving, doing Zumba and all kinds of activities. A year after her recovery she walked a 5k race with me. It was an amazing feeling seeing her cross the finish line.
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Hi Jacquia,
It is wonderful to read that you have found a guide and consistent source of assurance in a daily devotional. My grandmother also had a Bible organized in this manner. She modeled persistence and the importance of documenting whenever researching important material.
Thank you for sharing.
Travis Alumbaugh
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Hi Jacquia,
I also rely on my faith to get me through the rough times, and to celebrate and give thanksgiving for the good things in life. I agree that technology is no longer a luxury. Without it, my students are falling behind their peers that are doing daily learning activities. It is a stressful time as an educator, it seems that everything takes seventy-two times longer than it would if we were just in the classroom. Hang in there, you are making a difference!
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