Three consequences of learning about the international early childhood field are:
-We all want the best education for our children and we have to fight and make it happen.
-Most of us have to battle living conditions, politics, finances and other issues in live to provide quality care. We have to come together and make sure that no child is left without the education, health care, and home life that they deserve.
-The communities have to make a difference with the children in order to provide equal and quality care. We have to put aside our differences and come together to makes sure that our children are safe, educated, and well taken care of. We cannot have a blind eye.
One goal that I think we should share with our international friends is to continue to share information and to create a bond that will allow us to continue to fight for equality in schools, proper living conditions for us all, and government awareness of the importance of education.
This course has been great for me because it opened up my eyes to issues that I knew were out there but I didn’t have to deal directly with at this time. The children that I currently teach are not poor and they come from family friendly backgrounds. I do try to get them to understand that there are other children and people that are less fortunate but it becomes hard for them if they don’t see those kids and their life styles. I take them to the senior citizens homes, we donate food for people at Thanksgiving, give to homeless people, work for money so that we can buy toys for tots, write letters to soldiers that are in battle, and we give toys and clothes to children that are in need throughout the year but again they don’t get to see those children.
This class has also gotten me to realize the importance of making sure that every child receives quality and equal education regardless of where they live. My children are in private school because the schools in my area aren’t up to standard. My living area is beautiful but they don’t invest in their schools. It is hurting us financially to have them in private schools and I would much rather have them in schools within our community. I will continue to fight for this and the other causes that we have discussed in this class. It has been a great experience.
DeWana, I agree with you that we all have to come together to ensure that no child is left behind and that they obtain quality care and education.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it is important that the 'privileged' ones are made aware of the conditions of others, so that they will grow up with a desire to help others and put an end to these basic inequalities.
Hi, DeWana! We both have similar goals... thank you for your posts, I enjoyed reading them...
ReplyDeleteI too learned a great deal from this course especially about other countries and like you some issues that I do not get to tackle first-hand (like changing demographics and diversity in the classroom)...
Hope to see you in our future courses.
Hi DeWana,
ReplyDeleteI admire your resolve to fight for excellence in your public school system. If enough people rally around the cause, I believe that true positive change can happen. There is no excuse for the public schools to be lacking. I think that there is a certain amount of apathy involved. Parents and communities aren't rocking the boat.
I have enjoyed your blog and I wish you all the best and Godspeed in your fight for excellence in public education!
I agree with you the fact that we were able to connect with international resources and contact kind of let me growth as a professional and made me aware of how can I better a better advocate for my children as well as their families. The best of lucks to you !!!!
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