Through our blog assingments we were asked to make contact with two international professionals in the field of early childhood education. I made 3 contacts to international professionals and did not receive a response from anyone. I was really looking forward to hearing from someone in South Africa to find out how childcare is being met in that country. I am not sure if the international contacts that we were given are aware that students would be contacting them to get information. I feel that it should have been setup prior to our assignment and it would have been easier to communicate with them.
Although I did not make contact with an international professional, I did enjoy reading the post from my colleagues who did get information. By reading their post, it gave me a pictorial of what is happening in their country. But I also gained valuable information from the alternate path of international contact. By reading about China's poverty and to get information on the World Conference that was held in Russia in 2010 that focused on poverty and hunger, gave me a better understanding of globally what is being done to help children that are in poverty.
A lot of times we get caught up in what is happening here in America and forget that all children around the world is suffering and the need for better early childhood education is needed. This assignment opened my eyes and gave me the opportunity to learn about other countries and how they are focusing on young children. I look forward to learning more about global initiatives and how I can be a part of it as I pursue my goal of becoming a professional in the field.
I know the feeling, I made many attempts to make contact with a childhood professional but was unsuccessful each time. This took a chunk out of this project because I did feel left out. The only thing that helped was collectively we all accumulated great information. Those that were able to make contact had great information. The rest of us who couldn't like yourself still had great feedback. Enjoyed reading your blogs.
ReplyDeleteMy initial attempts to make contacts were successful, but obtaining responses from them in a timely manner did not occur. However, it was great to receive newsletters from other Early Childhood organizations.
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