I am very
honored to have participated in the Early Childhood Program because I learned
so much throughout the 2 years that I have spent with my professors and peers.
Here are the three things I have learned:
1. Never put a child or a family in a
stereotype nor become bias. As an African-American woman, I have had the
experience of going through that and I have learned to not put others in
categories because it can be offensive. Never put others in a box due to
ignorance.
2. Just because a child misbehaves at
school, does not mean that they are bad children in general. You will never
know what children or people are going through behind closed doors. The child’s
family may not have the resources that they need to allow the child to be
successful in school such as food or transportation to attend PTA meetings.
Find the reason behind a child’s behavior.
3. There are so many organizations and opportunities
out there for early childhood professionals and parents to get the most out of
their early childhood experience. There are so many resources out there that
can help us further in what we are lacking in our own situation such as
parenting resources or professional workshops to help others. I am thankful for
being exposed to these different organizations.
My long term
goal is to become a child and family advocate. I will work my hardest to gain
more experience through volunteer opportunities and to get training within this
field. I want to take all that I have learned throughout this program and to
use it as an advantage to better myself and provide excellent service to
children and families. Thank you so much to my professor and my peers for being
a great encouragement and for enlightening me on things that I didn’t know
myself. I learned so much from you all. God bless you all and good luck on your
future journey!
If anyone would like to keep in contact:
Email Address: angelboone6@gmail.com
* I would give my phone number but if you would like that, I can email that information to you*
Angel, I enjoyed reading your post. I am so grateful to have interacted with you throughout so many of my Walden courses! You have been a vital resource and sounding board for me throughout my graduate studies. I can really identify with your observation about how many early childhood organizations exist, on a local, state and federal level. This is an exciting time to be involved in the field of early childhood, and I wish you all the best!
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