PAUL ROSSI RAMPERSAD ID#811005821
PURPOSE STATEMENT
This portfolio seeks to highlight the need for planning and infusing life skills into the curriculum in order to meet the needs of the whole child. While in essence the main purpose of this e-portfolio is to fulfill the requirements for a course, it highlights various topics, issues and lessons which give insights into ways in which the needs of the whole child can be fostered in order to create a well rounded being who is properly equipped with the skills to enter society and make a positive impact. Therefore by extension the purpose is to showcase the requirements of the assignment as being key points for teachers to take note of.
The examples contained within with portfolio is intended to serve as examples of how one can plan life skills lessons as well as infuse them into the curriculum areas. As my curriculum area is Social Studies it attempts to show examples of life skills which can be infused into the social studies curriculum. The portfolio will also highlight a rational for teaching life skills as a necessity in schools today as well as a portrait of my own philosophy and how it can impact the process of addressing the needs of the whole child.