I still haven’t heard anything from my international contract, but I will continue to keep hope alive. As an alternative I watch a video on the center on the developing child website.
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/resources/multimedia/videos/inbrief_series/inbrief_program_effectiveness/
Here are some highlights from the video”
1. Three tiered approach to approach to ensure healthy development; the number one or basic approach would be a program that would help to reach this goal would be basic health and childcare. The 2nd approach is a program that provided extra services for families with low income. The 3rd approach is a program that has specific programs for children with toxic stress.
2. If we are able to provide services to children at an early age (early intervention) this will have a better cost of return later on in life. Some of the examples that were provided were; lower number of adults on welfare, lower crime or cost for incarceration and increase in tax revenue due to the number of people with jobs.
3. Reading books to children is important, however reading books with children is just as important to their development. Smaller classroom ratios and high adult- child ratios, high qualified and well compensated personnel ( in my opinion this is often times over looked), and warm and responsive adults also contribute to the effectiveness of early childhood programs.
Hello Cherish,
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with your third insight; smaller ratios make teaching children much better, as well as makes the curriculum better because children have more of the teachers time to help them learn versus dealing with high ratios and not being able to effectively teach the curriculum. Also, PAY!!! As an educator, I love to teach, but the pay rate is so minimal for the amount work you do. That is one of the biggest reasons why turnover is so high in addition with high ratios. It isn't fair to the children as well as the teacher.