Throughout
this course I have learned a great deal through my research and the research of
my colleagues about the early childhood field internationally. Unfortunately I was
not about to make any contacts with professionals internationally, however I was
able to review several podcast and review my colleagues findings. Although
there were several consequences of learning about international early childhood
field there were three that stood out to me. I have a new respect for American’s
that go oversea to help educate, the effect poverty has on young children, and also
develop a deeper understanding of the importance of equity in early childhood
education.
Some
of my colleagues were able to connect with educators from around the world and
shared with us their experiences teaching abroad. These teacher are dedicated
to providing children with the quality education they deserve, despite their
working conditions and lack of resources. Educators must meet the requirement
for the area in which they are teaching in. These educators must deal with the
daily challenges of living and working in an unfamiliar environment, while
trying to improve the lives of young children.
For
many years poverty has been a growing issue, I have only recently studied the
effect poverty has on young children. The first eight years of the child’s life
is vital to their overall mental and physical wellbeing. Children growing up in poverty experience,
staving, malnutrition, and often lack of medical care. Poverty is the leading
cause of death in most countries. With poverty being the leading cause of
death, I often wonder how countries will ever get out of poverty. We must
educate our youth by providing young children with quality education to insure
their future is brighter than that which they live in today. Children living in
poverty often display poor cognitive skill, social skills, and have behavioral
problems, it is our duty has advocate of education to provide quality service
to our youth.
Lastly,
equity in early childhood education is not so equal, children living in lower
class community, minorities, and children with disabilities of lack the necessary
needed in order to be successful. In many countries woman and young girls are
not allow to go to school. Law makers believe that only man and young boys should
seek proper education. I have found organizations around the world that are
seeking to make education available to all.
My goal is to go
oversea and change lives, give children whom would have never been available to
have quality education a chance to be successful in life. I want to world with improvised
families break through poverty. My goal is to use all that I have learnt and
share it with those less fortunate
