Many people in history, as well as my mentors, have influenced my personal learning philosophy on early childhood learning. Theories of InfluenceAlthough Native Americans were not considered Christian, they believed in a supreme creator and taught children their beliefs about being made up of mind, body, and spirit (Dever & Falconer, 2008, p. 3). This inspired my personal learning philosophy. I believe in what a child chooses to have faith in; it will become an important part of their life. This will also provide solid guidelines and foundations for how the child will live. No matter how young or what faith a child chooses, what they believe will influence everything they learn to do as well as what they choose to believe as truth according to that faith. During the Ancient Greek period, when educators such as Plato and Aristotle argued for the education of young children, Dever and Falconer (2008) stated that these philosophers shared the belief that educating children was "... important for the strong moral fiber of a society". (page 4). I agree with their theory because there have been many modern studies on how education has reduced the negative behaviors of our youth today. Dr. Robb (2008) discusses some of the studies that have been conducted on values ​​education programs aimed at educating troubled youth and have achieved varying results. In the conclusion of the studies he states: “The evidence is not clear: some studies have shown that the effect of values ​​education is only short-lived (six months).” (Robb, 2008). The proof that Plato and Aristotle's theory works is in the results that programs, such as values ​​education, work, no matter how short the outcome... middle of paper...' transition from their home to the classroom environment by fulfilling whatever job title they need me to be. I will also provide a flexible curriculum geared to their specific learning abilities using all the teaching tools at my disposal. ReferenceDever, M. & Falconer, R. (2008). Foundations and change in early childhood education. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (p. 3-4, 12). 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJPaul, A. (2011). Learning from inside the womb: How developing children acquire skills before birth. I stammer. Retrieved December 18, 2011, from: http://www.babble.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-health/learning-fetus-development-in-the-womb-prenatal/Robb, B. (2008). Values ​​education: can it help reduce youth crime? Values ​​Education Ltd. Retrieved December 18, 2011, from: http://www.valueseducation.co.uk/articles/youth-crime-education.html