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D.Respond to each of the following questions in one or two paragraphs. 1. Why might you want to assess a child’s environment rather than observe the child directly? 2. Based on what you already know about children and observing their unfolding development, what role do you think a child’s environment has in the developmental process? 3. What aspects of a child’s environment could be observed by a teacher or caregiver? 4. We hear many concerns about the global environment. Is there a role concerning the environment that educators working with young children can play? 5. Why does a child’s environment matter? 6. How can environmental observation and evaluation contribute to the improvement of the children’s environment? 7. What might you do with the information that you have collected and evaluated from a program for young children? Suggest eight to ten specific actions that could be undertaken. 8. In what ways could you observe and record information about a child’s learning environment? 9. If you were to write a philosophy statement for an agency or school based on researched indicators of quality practice, what essential elements should be included?