During the course blog postings, I was able to explore international early childhood. Before the course began, I was not aware of the connections, devotion and motivation for young children all around the world. The 3 consequences of learning about the international early childhood field for my professional and personal development is that I learned about the different aspects of early childhood education in another country. The other consequence is that I was able obtain tools and facts about the issues and trends in international early childhood education. The third consequence of learning about international early childhood is that, I was able to be connected with other educational professionals and to share the insights and leads to other important links from my colleagues. The consequences help to understand and gain insights from a different perspective about the trends and issues that are relevant to the children’s future and well being. I did not have a clue about the education system internationally, and it was very interesting to find out the trends and issues are spread throughout the nation. The links to international early childhood will lead educators to resources to share with other colleagues and parents. There were resources for educators to stay connected and began self awareness and self evaluation to help them better serve children and families with the quality and excellence of early childhood education. The more information that I was able to obtain from the course and from international early childhood education, the more I feel the need to continue my professional and personal goals to help children and families that are struggling with funding, access and equality. The continuous communication through the blog postings help to form a network from different professionals that are desire to help and assist families and children from different backgrounds and poverty levels. I will continue my mission to educate, advocate and care for children of all ages. I learned the importance and relevance of blogging and the information that any professional can gain from the connections of other professionals in the same field and passion. I enjoyed and learned from reading and exploring the different resources available from my colleagues and authors that stayed connected on the blogs.
Tammie,
ReplyDeleteI am also finding it beneficial blogging and networking with each of you as well as gaining insight from visiting the various international websites. It is so true that we expand on our knowledge through shared connections with others in the EC field. I have enjoyed reading your blogs and discussions and have learned from your perspective. Thank you for your contribution and I look forward to our academic journey and professional growth.
Susana O’Brien
I also feel that it has been rewarding learning about international early childhood policy. Another benefit I see is that it might help us to connect with a family that is from another country. By learning about their culture and attitudes towards education, we can create a connection with them. Good luck in your future courses!
ReplyDeleteTammie,
ReplyDeleteI agree that by sharing our resources with one another, we have opened up many doors to see how other countries react to early childhood policies. In the week that many of us explored a website in-depth, it helped to see just what options children and families around the world have in regards to early childcare and education. There are many similarities such as standardization of goals and objectives for early childhood programs, yet there are vast differences such as the countries that choose to make children work as soon as they are able to over promoting education. Thank you for sharing your insights. It looks like we will be working together in the next course as well.