It is stated that knowledge is key as it helps one to excel in the world. Today, I can attest to those words.
As I embarked in doing this course, " Issues and Trends In Early Childhood" I can say that I was driven with a number of opportunities to explore resources from within my online classroom setting as well as internationally from organizations that are strong advocate of change for young children and their families.
In communicating with international correspondents via emails, listening to podcasts and viewing different websites I have attained a vast amount of knowledge that I strongly deem as being very vital and efficient to me as a professional in the field of early childhood care and education.
Therefore, I deem these consequences of learning about the international early childhood field for my professional and personal development as follow-
1. Is to obtain knowledge from others who have long years of experiences in working with children and families. In so doing, I am capable of comparing and contrasting the different strategies used by myself and others to become more effective at reaching out to children and their families on a daily basis.
2. To be aware of the different issues that are faced by others from a global perspective and analyze what is being done to minimize or eliminate the various issues or trends that are affecting young children, families and educators. This aids in strengthening me to be a better advocate of change for children.
3. To learn about different children cultural background. In learning about children and their culture, as educator I much able to reach out to different families in an unique and appropriate manner. I would also be able to have parents come and share with other parents so as to build better relationships in the teaching and learning environment.
One goal for the field related to international awareness of issues and trends and the the spirit of collegial relations is to stay united and abreast and work unitedly to bring about change in the field that speaks about equality and quality for all because everyone is equal regard less of their economic status in society. Secondly, keeping a strong communication bond with persons intrenationally as this aids in bringing across positive outcomes as we work together as one.
Thank you for all of your post, including this one. I gained so much knowledge from what you had to share throughout this course. Great post!
ReplyDeleteHello Latoya,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your ideas and thoughts. I agree with you that knowledge is key. I wish you the best in the future.
Dear Latoya,
ReplyDeleteWell said! I like how you noted that we become better equipped to reach out to different families by learning about different cultures. This is true for us, as adults, but also for our students/children. We have to show them by example that we need and want to learn about cultures different from our own. We can be better communicators in doing so. Thus, it teaches our young children about respect, tolerance, and acceptance. This class has given us some useful tools in reaching out to families.
You mentioned the podcasts that you listened to as well. I was very surprised at how beneficial these podcasts were! I had never really listened to any before this course, and now I actually look for topics to listen to. I really like to hear the "voices" of experts from the EC field. Their insights and ideas are useful to anyone in the field. Hopefully as we continue this journey, we will have more opportunities to listen!
Thanks!
Anne