Saturday, December 21, 2013
A Moment of Thanks
This past 8 weeks have proven to be extremely challenging to me in many ways. My life has continued to remind me that I am not in control and that I must learn patience and how to let others help me. I have learned so much and am grateful to so many people for showing me and encouraging me how much we can do when we work together.
I have found that in life you can look and any and every situation in two different ways. You can look at life in a positive way or in a negative way. By choosing to look through a positive lens your mind and heart get opened in a way that never could happen otherwise.
I would like to take this time to say a special Thank you to my classmates. You have been an encouragement to me in your posts and your blogs. I have enjoyed your insights and words and have gleamed a lot from you ladies. Thank you for supporting those around you in a positive and new light. It is an uplifting difference from what the rest of the world can be like.
Thank you!
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Code of Ethics
The NAEYC has a specific and strict Code of Ethics that they follow. There are three ideals that stuck out to me in their code of ethics that I would like to share with you.
I appreciate childhood as an important stage in human life and believe that without understanding the importance of this stage many children can be set behind.
Children develop and learn in very specific ways and if we take the time to understand and learn how they learn, our goals will be accomplished easier and they will learn and retain information much better.
One must remember at all times the bond between child and family. Many teachers take the place of a parent ole and it interferes with the family bond. This can actually do harm to the child's development. By understand and accepting this bond a teacher and educator can use their classroom time and the home life together and can find ways to encourage both school and family life together instead of one taking away from the other. This will be the most effective way of teaching, utilizing each area of a child's life.
These ideals are important in my professional life because without a strong foundation is it easy to get caught up in lingo and policies that we miss the purpose of our work and the reality that the child represent. By understanding development we can create better policies and situations for children. I have seen this done poorly for far too long. And lastly I appreciate the bond because I see so many people criticizing parents and families without understanding their situation fully and I see the harm that this does to children, parents, and the family as a whole. Some people need to stop trying to parent children that are not theirs and instead become a support to the family as a whole. This is a much more effective way of changing behavior and encouraging parents to do their best with their children.
Tell me your thoughts on this matter. Please!
• Appreciate childhood as a unique and valuable stage of the human life cycle
• Base our work on knowledge of how children develop and learn
• Appreciate and support the bond between the child and family
These core values that they base their code of ethics on are important and interesting to me because I believe these are a fantastic foundation for our field to grow on. Without these values our field would be like any other type of for profit organization. But instead we can be focused and driven. I appreciate childhood as an important stage in human life and believe that without understanding the importance of this stage many children can be set behind.
Children develop and learn in very specific ways and if we take the time to understand and learn how they learn, our goals will be accomplished easier and they will learn and retain information much better.
One must remember at all times the bond between child and family. Many teachers take the place of a parent ole and it interferes with the family bond. This can actually do harm to the child's development. By understand and accepting this bond a teacher and educator can use their classroom time and the home life together and can find ways to encourage both school and family life together instead of one taking away from the other. This will be the most effective way of teaching, utilizing each area of a child's life.
These ideals are important in my professional life because without a strong foundation is it easy to get caught up in lingo and policies that we miss the purpose of our work and the reality that the child represent. By understanding development we can create better policies and situations for children. I have seen this done poorly for far too long. And lastly I appreciate the bond because I see so many people criticizing parents and families without understanding their situation fully and I see the harm that this does to children, parents, and the family as a whole. Some people need to stop trying to parent children that are not theirs and instead become a support to the family as a whole. This is a much more effective way of changing behavior and encouraging parents to do their best with their children.
Tell me your thoughts on this matter. Please!
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Early Childhood Resources 2013
Early Childhood Resources
In our field resources are so incredibly important to staying up to date with issues and policies that constantly change and come up. It is important to have a great spread of resources that are trustworthy and constantly updated. Below are some wonderful resources that have been useful and validated in the field of Early childhood development and education from Walden University.
World Organization for Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.omep-usnc.org/
National Association for the Education of Young Childrenhttp://www.naeyc.org/The Division for Early Childhoodhttp://www.dec-sped.org/
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Familieshttp://www.zerotothree.org/
National Center for Research on Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
National Child Care Associationhttp://www.nccanet.org/
National Institute for Early Education Researchhttp://nieer.org/
Pre[K]Nowhttp://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067 Voices for America's Childrenhttp://www.voices.org/
Additional resources
www.earlychildhoodeducation.com/resources
www.eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/eecd
www.earlychildhood.org
In our field resources are so incredibly important to staying up to date with issues and policies that constantly change and come up. It is important to have a great spread of resources that are trustworthy and constantly updated. Below are some wonderful resources that have been useful and validated in the field of Early childhood development and education from Walden University.
World Organization for Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.omep-usnc.org/
National Association for the Education of Young Childrenhttp://www.naeyc.org/The Division for Early Childhoodhttp://www.dec-sped.org/
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Familieshttp://www.zerotothree.org/
National Center for Research on Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
National Child Care Associationhttp://www.nccanet.org/
National Institute for Early Education Researchhttp://nieer.org/
Pre[K]Nowhttp://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067 Voices for America's Childrenhttp://www.voices.org/
Additional resources
www.earlychildhoodeducation.com/resources
www.eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/eecd
www.earlychildhood.org
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