As a result of learning about international issues and trends in early childhood education:
1-I have a greater understanding of the importance of nurturing relationships and developmentally appropriate stimulation on early brain development. This is due to the material that I read about the effects of institutionalization on young children in Romania. The children were warehoused and tended to like cattle, with little or no nurturing or stimulation. There were lifelong ill effects for the children.
2- I can now comprehend the effect of decisions made by governments on the lives of individual families and children. This is a result of reading the articles about budget cuts in education, the waiting lists for childcare assistance and other social service subsidies, the taxing of people who produced fewer than 5 children during the reign of Ceausescu in Romania (resulting in extreme poverty and the warehousing of children in public institutions).
3- I have a better idea of the effects of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, regional residence, age, appearance or any other factor on the life and outlook of victims. This is from reading material about bias against female children in India and the plight of the Roma in Eastern Europe.
4- I now know that finding quality, affordable child care is a challenge that is present all over the world.
A goal that I have for myself and my colleagues is to effect positive change in our communities and the world via a united effort toward a culture of peaceful activism. May we start with ourselves and extend our message to the families with whom we interact, the children we teach and our offspring. May we network with others to achieve this goal. None of us can do it alone. May we spread our message by example and, in the spirit of Ghandi, "be the change that [we] want to see in the world".
http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/
http://www.quotationspage.com/
http://www.unicef.org/
1-I have a greater understanding of the importance of nurturing relationships and developmentally appropriate stimulation on early brain development. This is due to the material that I read about the effects of institutionalization on young children in Romania. The children were warehoused and tended to like cattle, with little or no nurturing or stimulation. There were lifelong ill effects for the children.
2- I can now comprehend the effect of decisions made by governments on the lives of individual families and children. This is a result of reading the articles about budget cuts in education, the waiting lists for childcare assistance and other social service subsidies, the taxing of people who produced fewer than 5 children during the reign of Ceausescu in Romania (resulting in extreme poverty and the warehousing of children in public institutions).
3- I have a better idea of the effects of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, regional residence, age, appearance or any other factor on the life and outlook of victims. This is from reading material about bias against female children in India and the plight of the Roma in Eastern Europe.
4- I now know that finding quality, affordable child care is a challenge that is present all over the world.
A goal that I have for myself and my colleagues is to effect positive change in our communities and the world via a united effort toward a culture of peaceful activism. May we start with ourselves and extend our message to the families with whom we interact, the children we teach and our offspring. May we network with others to achieve this goal. None of us can do it alone. May we spread our message by example and, in the spirit of Ghandi, "be the change that [we] want to see in the world".
http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/
http://www.quotationspage.com/
Nelson, C., Furtado, E., Fox, N. Zeanah, C. (2009) The Deprived Human Brain. American Scientist.Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/search/?cx=001599101917928556767%3Acfzjkqwnev8&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=The+Deprived+Human+Brain&siteurl=developingchild.harvard.edu%2Findex.php%2Factivities%2Fglobal_initiative%2F#510
http://www.unesco.org/http://www.unicef.org/
Careyann,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that this course helped us to learn that we are not alone and that we all globally are going through some of the same issues. The best what we can do as educators is to advocate for children and families in order to make a posive change. The quote that you have usesd is very inspirational, I hope that you will fulfill all your goals successfully and I wish you best of luck in your future courses.