Thursday, December 19, 2013
Final Blog Assignment
I have really enjoyed learning about early childhood education in other countries. I was disappointed at not being able establish communication with one of the contacts because I was really looking forward to that aspect of the class; however, I still learned a lot through the readings. The consequences of learning about the international early childhood field helped me in both my professional and personal development. On the first assignment, I learned about the situation of poverty in Africa. Those children will continue to live in those circumstances if they are not educated and taught how to rise out of poverty. Some places such as Kenya and Tanzania are making improvements such as making education free which has opened the door to millions of children and more schools are opening up in Tanzania. The situation of poverty is bad regardless of where it is but the children in Africa have it far worse than those in America. Another interesting country was Bangkok. I liked how they place more of an emphasis on the child learning about their culture, history, and to have respect and values. These are more important for the citizens of Bangkok than the education. It was also great reading about Zambia and how they are beginning to realize the importance of EC education and are taking the necessary steps to test the children for malaria which affects a lot of the children there and their development. Zambia is known for their children being the furthest behind; malaria is a primary cause of it. I love it when people take steps to help children in particular. I am hoping that all international countries will realize the importance of EC and take the necessary steps to ensure that their children have a chance at the best future possible for them.
I have enjoyed reading your posts and insights during this course. I support your idea of other countries realizing the importance of early childhood programs.
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ReplyDeleteHi Cheryl,
You have a great post every time I read your responses. Reading your post open my eyes to how our children are really struggling with learning support within poverty. We have to keep our mind open and keep them lifted in prayer that they will gain the support there in and stand strong while living in poverty