Eventually, I still have not heard nor received a news letter from the National
Black Child Development Institute, so I completed the alternative
assignment. While reviewing the “Early
Childhood Care and Education” webpage I thought the article, “What are the
three most important skills a child should learn?” to be interesting. I became knowledgeable of one of the greatest challenges for education
systems today is keeping pace with a changing world of work and equipping youth
with the skills they will need in an increasingly knowledge-based economy. Many researchers’ thinks that children need
to be/have creative mind set, inventive thinking, critically and how the world
relates around them, culture, values, respect, and life skills. Out of all of
these aspects different scholars view various ones to be of importance to
them. I thought it was appealing to see that
different people living in various parts
of the world have unusual qualities in which they think children should learn.
The next article “Quality” informs the audience of the
importance of a high quality early childhood program. It states that it promotes motivation,
self-confidence, good cognitive and linguistic skills and school readiness for
children from disadvantage backgrounds. It
also provides learning activities that are developmentally, and culturally age
appropriate, and child –center interaction.
With the assistance of parents, the community and stakeholders they can
continue to advocate and work to keep early childhood of the main focus for
school readiness, and preparing children for kindergarten.
The last article, “Access and Equity” shows how other
countries also need to focus heavily on early childcare education especially for disadvantage children/families
and how important it is to begin with studying children at birth and working
their way up. “Central governments must ensure an equitable distribution of
resources among different populations and especially those who live in the most
disadvantaged regions. “ I agree with the article and think it is sad
that poor/disadvantage children always are lacking in early childhood skills due
to the government and policymakers.
Hopefully this will change so that all children get a chance to a great
early childcare learn experience and an excellent preparation for
kindergarten.
Daleliscia,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post!!! I feel that this Issues and Trends course has opened my eyes to not only children, families, and communities around the world, but in my own environment. Knowledge is the key to having a better future. Thank you for sharing what you have learned also for giving me a new resource.
I received a news letter from one of my international resources last week and my other one came in on yesterday. Maybe due to the newsletters coming from another country and their company finances may bring an issue on when we receive their newsletters. Behind taking this class, I have learned the value of not being bias and becoming more open to others issues. I truly have been living in a bubble and this class along with my family calamities has burst my bubble. I am now aware of how I am blessed, although I am in poverty. I am focusing more on planning community projects to teach children, families, and communities in obtaining a better lifestyle for their future.
Chere'e
Hi Daleliscia,
ReplyDeleteYour posting was very interesting. I have learned a wealth of information in communicating with my friend who works in Korea and I agree with you that it is amazing to me how there are so many different standards that vary from state to state and even country to country. This is why I believe there is such a push for standardizing curriculum. I also learned how primitive some countries are where early childhood education is concerned being that they don't really focus on the child until the age of 5 or 6 and then the nurturing turns to rote learning and the grooming of a little adult. It really saddens me to know that these primitive ways are still being practiced. Thanks again for your posting!
Berdetta