I cannot believe these eight weeks have to come to an end. I enjoy reading my course mates blogs and comments. Thank you for being supportive during these weeks!
There are numerous of consequences of learning about the international early childhood field. High-quality early learning and care are fundamental to ensuring educational excellence and children’s readiness to learn. Twenty-five years of research and analysis have shown that children in high-quality early learning and care programs are more likely to graduate from high school, attend college, and earn more as adults. A consequence of the national failure is to provide all young children access to affordable, quality early learning and care. Another consequence would be language ability. Many children and teachers are unable to speak bilingual. Being bilingual can provide better ways to communicate better. Different ethnic backgrounds can also provide a consequence when learning about international professionals. Having a Different ethnic background can encounter problems if you are not aware of what is going on. Many parents and families have different beliefs and it is up to the early childhood professionals to understand them. My goal as EC professional is to become aware of all ethnic backgrounds of the children that I am working with. I want to be able to relate with them in ways that I can feel like someone they can trust.
I could not have said it better Tameka, there are so many inequities children have to endure these days and like you said, we as educators need to be prepared and work globally in all areas. Thanks for your viewpoints!
ReplyDeleteThank you too for your insights and outlook in the ECF. I wish all the best of luck. I find it very heartbreaking all the issues and trends children and their families suffer from all over the world. I wish I could help them all. There is so much that needs to be done to close the gap in numerous areas, I dunno if it will ever be achieved. We are only human. As long as we always give our all and do our best, thats what children deserve and all we can do.
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