Final Blog Assignment

            It was very interesting to view how other countries support early childhood education and development. While we all may have different strategies and procedures our one main goal is to support all learners and their family members. Being able to view these types of practices we can learn to work together and share information for creating a high quality and highly effective early childhood classroom. Having the ability to research other countries can have United States early childhood professionals work on some issues that are right in our backyards.

            Secondly, I now realize how many resources and support systems are out in this world for our field. Seeing how children struggle in Syria and live in such dangerous conditions gives me a greater sense of value in our country. We are so blessed that we do not live in a war zone, and our students do not have to go through such traumatic experiences at an early age. While there are still issues in our states, I believe them not to be as severe as in other countries.

            Lastly, learning from all of my colleagues and through blog posts and podcasts gave me such confidence and fire I never had before. I have grown so much in these last few weeks in regards to what and how we can change and support all learners. It is crucial that we listen to our students family members, support diversity and culture, and more importantly obtain access for all families who may struggle financially. Viewing the many different organizations and other support systems showed me how much we have to offer, even though there is a gap in school readiness we have the ability to change that.

            My end goal is to be an early childhood facility owner, but I know that these classes give me the stepping-stones to get there. This class allowed me to connect with many different organizations and early childhood professionals via podcasts. I will continue researching these posts and continue to listen to the weekly podcasts through HiMama. It is important to stay up to date with the current issues throughout our world and will allow me to stay connected with many professionals in the field. I pledge my commitment to continue to grow and learn and to become the best person I can be to support these young students and other community members.