Saturday, June 16, 2012

Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 3


The podcast Episode 10,by  Susan Lyon which was about how  small child’s conception of the word “city”, and therefore she started learning and reading about young children think, after research on the cognitive development of young children Susan brought the  “100 Languages of Children” exhibit to the San Francisco Bay area. Susan Lyons began work with the Innovative Teacher Project, and she also taught at the Presidio Child Care Center and the San Francisco public schools. She is presently working at a San Francisco Italian immersion preschool.  

UNESCO’s “Early Childhood Care and Education” webpage (http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/), after reading and navigating the website,  I learned about  the  2000 Dakar Framework for Action and their work with  the  early childhood field. I also learned that  other countries have that same issue of money and finance  in their efforts to expand and improve the quality of early childhood care and education as our country does. I think that by communicating and have international contact we are learning from each other and that will be able to help each other’s country. I really enjoy reading and learning about the work that other outside of this country is doing in the field to help children.

I have not received a response from my contacts by I will continue to try other until I have made a contact with an international contact. My professional goals include to be the best teacher and educator I can be and to continue to be an advocate for children and families.  My professional hopes and dreams include to make sure that all children will one day be able to have access to quality education with high quality teachers, materials and standards. I do not see any professional challenges because I will try my best to follow through on my goals in life because if I can beat cancer I can beat anything in life. 

2 comments:

  1. I believe you are off to a wonderful start, and have an extremely amazing story to share with your students about fighting the good fight, and enduring to the end. Your a testament to many about your survival of a disease that has taken so many. Continue to be strong and offer hope and inspiration to those in your care.

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  2. I have noticed that same thing about funding for early childhood education in other countries is similar to our country. Even though each country's infrastructure is different, ultimately, they have the same goal of providing high quality early childhood education to all young children. Good fortune with your continued success contacting your international early childhood professionals and your goals.

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