This journey through Walden University in pursuit of my master's degree in Early Childhood Studies with a specialization in the Adult Learner has given me a confidence that I can make a difference in a child's life. At the beginning I was not confident that I could complete the program because I was 50 years old and it had been 28 years since I had been in school. But from the very beginning of the program I was able to apply the experience to the knowledge.
Three things that I will take away from this program of study is 1) I found my passion which is that I want to educate children and I want to educate those who want to teach young children. 2) I learned from the course on Diversity and Equity to recognize my "isms" and to respect everyone's "isms" especially the students that will be in my classes. 3) The "How Adults Learn" course really gave me great knowledge in how to be an effective educator of adult learners. The entire program was wonderful and every course I took gave me in-depth knowledge that will only help me be an effective educator. My long term goal is to be an instructor of an early childhood program of study at a college or university. I also want to write a book and articles on early childhood education and to travel throughout the world speaking on behalf of the early childhood educator in getting their fair compensation and benefits to adequately do their jobs.
I have truly enjoyed the discussions and blogs from my classmates during these 10 courses. It has helped me excel to know that their are other people who have the same passion and desire to educate young children and their families as I have. We all come from various parts of the country, various cultures, and various work experience but we all had the same common goal - to achieve a masters degree so that we can do more in the early childhood field. Best of Luck!
To all of my professors that have equipped me for my future journey I would like to say thank you and hopefully one day I will be your colleague in educating future early childhood adult learners or collaborating with you on research or project to further the advancement of the field. It has been a pleasure to have you to guide me through this program.
God Bless Each of You!
Barbara Collins - Lithonia, GA
farmercollinsb@hotmail.com (I am not on Facebook yet but look for me soon)
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