It has been a great course and I have learned so much from my esteemed colleagues and Dr. Parrish as a result about research and how they benefit the early childhood field. All of the input and discussions that centered around our research topics have given me a broader understanding to how deeply invested research is in relation to the classroom.
If my simulation was to be carried out, I believe it would have an impact on how legislation is created and enacted towards communities of color-specifically African-American communities. Unfortunately, socioeconomic status and race are almost synonymous when they should not be. Truth is. There is an overwhelming wealthbgap that corresponds with race and class. Low-income African-American families and their children would be the primary benefactors but so would the general public in the realization of their attitudes to microaggressive racist tactics and ideology.
This directly impacts the early childhood community because our most vulnerable minds come from a community and society that is already set up to disparage them. Bynfully understanding how socially constructed and politically instituted systems of power disenfranchise these children from birth, it would make a huge impact on how we approach and teach these children.
I am currently exploring attending Northwestern University Fall of 2018 to obtain my PhD. in Education Policy and Child Development. If accepted, I plan to enact my simulation in real life in hopes of using this information to bring change to Chicago politics.
It's been a great 8 weeks! Let's finish the semester strong! #AlmostThere
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Friday, October 6, 2017
Interesting ECE Research Globally
Happy Friday loves!
This week I challenged myself to be critical this week during this week's blog assisngment and found out I was pleasantly surprised. I chose http://www.eecera.org/ to analyze and comb through their website. What I found was surprising and enlightening to say the least.
For starters, I enjoyed learning that they has Special Interest Groups nthatbwete dedicated towards researching a specific subject within the vast field of early childhood. I enjoyed that component due to the understanding that early childhood education is more than just the classroom experience but also the whole"child experience from their community to their home life.
A special interest group I found noteworthy was one where it highlighted holistic well-being of a child and how policy can best serve children in that aspect. It asked critical questions about whatis defined as well-being, how can it be measured, and if professionals across various fields define it the same; if not, how can legislation be inclusive of all perspectives. This is critical when discussing ECE and child development because the socioemotional components of education are often trivialized or forgotten and are not focused on. A child's emotional and mental well-being and health is just as important as their physical.
Another special interest group was one where it was dedicated to the inclusion and recruitment of male teachers on a female dominated field. With education being a historically female dominated profession, the diversifying of the workforce in gender is being investigated to show not only the children that there is male presence in education but deconstruct the stigma of males in education. I, also, found this important and beneficial to child development due to how American culture is nlbending towards more progressive learning practices that encompass all people from walks of life. This is necessary if we want a more reflective workforce to leave a more positive impression on our children.
These developments have me insight into the future of how we are viewing education and taking in consideration deliberate practices to become more tolerant to whole-chikd development as well as becoming.more reflective in our demographic whennit comes to teachers.
This week I challenged myself to be critical this week during this week's blog assisngment and found out I was pleasantly surprised. I chose http://www.eecera.org/ to analyze and comb through their website. What I found was surprising and enlightening to say the least.
For starters, I enjoyed learning that they has Special Interest Groups nthatbwete dedicated towards researching a specific subject within the vast field of early childhood. I enjoyed that component due to the understanding that early childhood education is more than just the classroom experience but also the whole"child experience from their community to their home life.
A special interest group I found noteworthy was one where it highlighted holistic well-being of a child and how policy can best serve children in that aspect. It asked critical questions about whatis defined as well-being, how can it be measured, and if professionals across various fields define it the same; if not, how can legislation be inclusive of all perspectives. This is critical when discussing ECE and child development because the socioemotional components of education are often trivialized or forgotten and are not focused on. A child's emotional and mental well-being and health is just as important as their physical.
Another special interest group was one where it was dedicated to the inclusion and recruitment of male teachers on a female dominated field. With education being a historically female dominated profession, the diversifying of the workforce in gender is being investigated to show not only the children that there is male presence in education but deconstruct the stigma of males in education. I, also, found this important and beneficial to child development due to how American culture is nlbending towards more progressive learning practices that encompass all people from walks of life. This is necessary if we want a more reflective workforce to leave a more positive impression on our children.
These developments have me insight into the future of how we are viewing education and taking in consideration deliberate practices to become more tolerant to whole-chikd development as well as becoming.more reflective in our demographic whennit comes to teachers.
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