Consequences of learning about
the international early childhood field:
- Learning about the international early childhood field has revealed to me that my role or advocacy work is a piece in a larger whole in regards to education. My initial goal to have an effect on raising the quality of education does not have to stop in my community alone.
- Raising awareness of education around the world can also be beneficial to me when working with immigrants families in my current schools. It might provide me with working knowledge of cultures and backgrounds so I can find was to make them feel welcome and reach out to families and students.
- In regards to my personal development learning about the international early childhood field has brought about a feeling of gratefulness that not only did I grow up in a environment where education is valued and available but I also have the opportunity to raise my children in such an environment. I can also instill those same values in them with the hopes they continue and value their education and opportunities they have as much as I do.
In college I went on two service
trips to Jamaica and we had an opportunity to visit an early childhood program in
an undeveloped part of the country. If I explained the conditions in which these
children lived and let alone where being educated you still couldn’t even
imagine it. Often times when I start to complain about the troubles of the
world in which I live in; I think about those children and their families and
think about how they see the world. These are people who are happy just to see
another day; they never once complained about what they did not have but were grateful
for what they did have. It has always been a goal of mines to revisit that
location and try to make an impact on the status of the learning environment. I
will work a little harder to see that it becomes reality
It is good when one can recognize their opportunities and be grateful for them, it shows that nothing should be taken for granted, since it can always be worse than it really seems. It is good that you are already thinking about making an impact internationally, we as educators must realize what goes on in one country which does not seem to affect on us directly will eventually have an effect one way or another. Whether it be through the governing of a country by a child who would or would not have received quality early childhood education. We as educators can make all the difference.
ReplyDeleteHello Cherish,
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing you got an opportunity to visit a country outside the US to see how children learn in ECE. That is one of my goals to be able to do that in the future. It is amazing, how much we complain in the states, but when others are faced with worse situations, they still have a smile on their face, and are happy and blessed for the opportunities given. Your story was really touching, and made me think. I hope that you are able to fulfill all of your personal and professional goals!