Working Globally

In the podcast I learned the importance of providing children with a healthy social development because if children have not acquired the social skills they need when they enter kindergarten.  If children do not have those build social skills then they will lack the tools to cope, to survive and to know how to communicate.  It is sad to learn that kindergarten is resembling a grade school environment with standards and children are no longer being given the opportunity to learn by playing.   The gaps are becoming wider as we are moving into a standard teaching and exploring the website “Center on the Developing Child” Harvard University I learned that they have a joint effort around the world to close those gaps in education.  It was reported that over 200 million children fail to reach their full developmental potential by the age 5 (Center on the Developing Child).  Working globally is partnering with several organization around the world like Brazil, Canada, Mexico to build a greater movement in which children are being supported in their education, health and economic development.  It is imperative to provide every child with an accessible education, so they can become school readiness.

 

References

Harvard University’s “Global Children’s Initiative” website (http://developingchild.harvard.edu/about/what-we-do/global-work/)

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Issues and trends in the early childhood field: Excellence and equity of care and education for children and families—Part 1. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Sharing Web Resources

            Today we see how neuroscientist have become the new voices and are speaking up for early childhood. The field of early childhood education seems to be changing the views of political leaders.  In researching credible web resources viewpoints vary as everyone sees early childhood education with a different lens.  Many third world countries are in need of being supported in the area to see that impoverish children get the resources they need in order to develop.

            I have been following the organization website called Care.org.  I signed up to receive emails about important news and updates with how they are working to support children in other countries.  This week I received an email regarding the “Letters of Hope” that children in the US write to refugee’s children in Syria.  As a professional in the field of early childhood I see this to be such a great cause that can lead and allow children to have hope for a better future.  These letters of hope really made me think of the importance of standing in solidity to continue the work in providing children with earl childhood education access. 

            One area that I notice that economists and politicians are supporting the field of early childhood is that Care.org is continuously reaching out to business for support.  They call it “the value of change” they work as a chain to help families to have access to products and services they have never been able to have.  These companies work as that chain to provide these needed families with the opportunity to empower those poor families with a better live.  Also, CARE has linked these families with other business that provide these families with saving and loans to these families, so they can better themselves by venturing in small business, so they can succeed.  Although there is still so much to be done this is a good start for many families, by supporting these poor families opens the door for their children to have access to early childhood education.  I like the fact that Care.org believes in economic development for these families and they continue to work arduously so every family has the same opportunity.  The focus overall is to provide every child with the opportunity and access to education. 

   

http://www.care.org