Last blog Assignment 6162

This class has been very interesting. Our first assignment was to contact and international professional to connect with.

1. When ask to connect with an international professional, it was hard getting replies. Professionaly the connection was not made.  Other avenues were used to obtain  data about international education trends. Through an international educator eyes we could have seen a more vivid picure but instead we used websites, articles and podcasts to find research.
2. A lot of research was observed on the various early childhood programs internationally. Some of these programs were great. some needed more funding and more professionals to advocate for them.
3. Wanting more time to learn ore in depth of the various tends we covered in 6162. Just do not think it is not enough time to cover such a vast area of education.

 A goal is to continue to research international education and its trends,   and to understand its complexity. From this research we can advocate for better education reform for the international education.




It has been a pleasure sharing blogs and discussions with  such  a great group of educators. Educators continue to prosper and share your knowledge along the way. I have gained so much knowledge fom you all as professionals. Thanks for a great eight weeks.

International contacts Part 3

 I chose to analyze the UNESCO Early Childhood Care and Education website. I will briefly share some interesting information about the organization.

UNESCO is known as the "intellectual" agency of the United Nations -.
UNESCO strives to build networks among nations that enable this kind of solidarity, by:

•  Mobilizing for education: so that every child, boy or girl, has access to quality education as a fundamental human right and as a prerequisite for human development.
• Building intercultural understanding: through protection of heritage and support for cultural diversity. UNESCO created the idea of World Heritage to protect sites of outstanding universal value.
• Pursuing scientific cooperation: such as early warning systems for tsunamis or trans-boundary water management agreements, to strengthen ties between nations and societies.
• Protecting freedom of expression: an essential condition for democracy, development and human dignity - See more at: http://en.unesco.org/about-us/introducing-unesco#sthash.LltHjIY8.dpuf

UNESCO exists to bring this creative intelligence to life; for it is in the minds of men and women that the defences of peace and the conditions for sustainable development must be built - See more at: http://en.unesco.org/about-us/introducing-unesco#sthash.LltHjIY8.dpuf

RESOURCES

I am still researching my Zero to Three website. This website has so much information. i clicked on a lnk that discuss stress in children. Stress is a big problem in children.Some types of traumatic events involve (1) experiencing a serious injury to yourself or witnessing a serious injury to or the death of someone else, (2) facing imminent threats of serious injury or death to yourself or others, or (3) experiencing a violation of personal physical integrity. there are two types of events that can lead up to stress. The first is acute traumatic events, the events that are short lived. Some events are

School shootings

Gang-related violence in the community

Terrorist attacks

Natural disasters (for example, earthquakes, floods, or hurricanes)

Serious accidents (for example, car or motorcycle crashes)

Sudden or violent loss of a loved one

Physical or sexual assault (for example, being beaten, shot, or raped)(http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def0

The next is calledchronic traumatic situations.  these are situations that occur over a period of time including intense feelings of fear, loss of trust in others, decreased sense of personal safety, guilt, and shame. Some examples include

• Some forms of physical abuse
• Long-standing sexual abuse
• Domestic violence
• Wars and other forms of political violence(http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def)

Depending on their age, children respond to traumatic stress in different ways. Many children show signs of intense distress—disturbed sleep, difficulty paying attention and concentrating, anger and irritability, withdrawal, repeated and intrusive thoughts, and extreme distress—when confronted by anything that reminds them of their traumatic experiences. Some children develop psychiatric conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and a variety of behavioral disorders.
Some children are able to recover from traumatic stress while others have underlyoing issues. Repeated exposure to traumatic events can affect the child's brain and nervous system and increase the risk of low academic performance, engagement in high-risk behaviors, and difficulties in peer and family relationships. Traumatic stress can cause increased use of health and mental health services and increased involvement with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.(http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def)

references;
²Defining Trauma and Child Traumatic Stress http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def

International contacts

 International contacts have been hard to established. Weeks have gone by with no responses. it would of been nice to correspond with someone internationally.  I have reserched various websites over the past few weeks. Zero to Three being my favorite. We were ask to vist Harvard website this week. this was a very interesting website. I talked about early childhood development as being a priorty . also children health was being considered in the factor,Finally, and central to the Center’s core mission, an array of education and training activities will be incorporated into all of the thematic areas described above. The first dimension of this work focuses on building a sustainable infrastructure to support the productive engagement of Harvard students and faculty in a diversity of global settings. The second dimension focuses on developing opportunities to provide leadership training for individual researchers, policymakers, and institutions, primarily in the majority world.((http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative).
This shows that educationis important all over the world. We as parents, educators and administrators must embrace whatever research and oppurtunity that comes our way.



(http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative

Continuing Research

As I continue to research the Zero to Three website , I have found out so much information. As a lot of you know that I am not a teacher, but a chef. So each resource that I discover is  like uncovering a gold mine. This resources are so informative. I like the fact that the website covers so much topics. Each section is broken down into subsections. The e news letter was very informative. I like the public policy section. It is very informative. I will continue to research the site. Zero to Three is for parents, educators , administrators or anyone wanting to find out about children zero to three.

UNICEF- INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS

UNICEF - GIVE THANKS FOR WHAT WE HAVE

http://youtu.be/lUer_ZA4sJs
UNICEF, acronym of United Nations Children’s Fund, formerly (1946–53) United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, special program of the United Nations (UN), devoted to aiding national efforts to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children.In keeping with this strategy, UNICEF supports immunization programs for childhood diseases and programs to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS; it also provides funding for health services, educational facilities, and other welfare services. Since 1996 UNICEF programs have been guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), which affirms the right of all children to “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health.” UNICEF’s activities are financed by both government and private contributions(www.britanca.com/)

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 Poverty is so common in today's society. When I was watching the various videos and podcast, my mind began to wonder. What we take for granted needs to be humbled. We have  three meals and snacks a day. Some children do not get that. I work in food industry. I see so much food waste.  Also at home with the leftovers;there is waste. We can be feeding a hungry child.Sometimes it makes me angry to see the waste but there is nothing I can do about it. We as humble citizens need to remind ourselves, there is someone in a worst situation than you.

organization of choice

The website i choose was Zero to Three.  I have submitted a request for a newsletter. ZERO TO THREE is a national, nonprofit organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development.

Our mission is to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life.  The current newsletter  is about adressing maternal depression in the home visits.
Helping depressed mothers in home visiting has emerged as a promising way to enhance outcomes and improve the lives of families served by these programs. This issue of Zero to Three presents a series of articles that provide thoughtful reviews of important topics involving maternal depression and home visiting, and highlights innovative approaches to prevention and treatment.

Establishing International Contacts

There were two steps I took to obtain contact with other professionals from around the world. The first step was to look through the list that was given of the NAYEC.I have contacted individuals in Cuba, Els alvador and Africa. I am waiting on responses. if i do not seek response from these individuals, i will consider option 2 for my blog assignment.

I am still researching the websites to see which one will be more valuable to me. Also  I am leaning towards Zero to one  to use as my source for a website choice.

My Supports

Family,

• My mother is one of my strongest supporters. She is my stronghold. My mother is my supported of all endeavors. Each time I took the  time to complete a degree, she was there. Also she was there when I chose two change jobs after a short stint.My mother supports me and my single family.
• My sisters are a network within itself. There are six of us. There are all kinds of support from theses young ladies. Thy are there through the good and ad times. They support me on any endeavor possible. Sisterhood is great to have,This support system can bring so much expertise
• My only brother who is always there within a phone call. he supports me with all the craziness. He is the only boy amongst the pack, o he is the stronghold.He brings a different kind of support to the table.love the brotherly support.
• Church family gives spirtual and life support to my family.i can always count on the church members to for advice on homework, babysitting or just life in general. Church family is a strong support.

One challenge is that of blindness and deafness.I love to look at the beautiful sights and sounds. Without these two senses I would feel lost in the world. We need not take what we have for granted.Enjoy the blessings that have come before us

PLAY SUPPORTED

Play was so fun when Iwas kid.We made mud pies and cakes. leaves and flowers were used as collards.Old cans and other items were used as utensils and dishes.Old chairs overturn were houses.A our old age pretend play was the type of play to be part of. Those were the best mud pies and collrds. As kids we were alllowed to have FUN. in today"s world play is not fun. Teachers do not understand the importance play. Play is the language of childhood. i learned so much from this pretend play. I devloped social skills,cognitive skills, dvelop basic sensory skills. also i learn to share and develop emotion. play is so versatile. Encourage children to play, they will lean so much.

My COnnections to play

When children pretend, they’re using their imaginations to move beyond the bounds of reality. A stick can be a magic wand. A sock can be a puppet. A small child can be a superhero.

Fred Rogers
American children’s television host
1928–2003

It is in playing, and only in playing, that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, and it is only in being creative that the individual discovers the self.

D.W. Winnicott
British pediatrician
1896–1971


EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL PLAY

Relationship Quotes

Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul.

Mahatma Gandhi

 

Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.

Denis Waitley

A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Share As Image

Whole,Last,Throughout

I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me.

Richard Bach

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Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_relationship.html#YobTpoOGm3yPcWzt.99

Relationship Reflection






RERelationships are critical in our everyday lives. Whether we are children or adults relationships develop us mentaly. Relationships can sometimes define a person. Relationships can start as early as birth. Children bond with their mothers in the womb. This is where a lasting relationship is started.

I have formed several realtionships over the years. One lasting relationship is that of my parents. We are best friends. We share the knowledge and expertise of the parent child relationship. Another relationship is that of my daughter and I. We are best friends. She is at the preteen age. Life is just full of questions.She teaches me a lot. A child parent relationship is just so rewarding

Another good relationship is that of being a Girl Scout leader. i have formed multiple relationships over the years.Some of these relationships hav excel into mentor relationships. I am enjoying every aspect of. Relationships keep us rounded.

As we begin to end this clss in Early Childhood Education, we do not end our classroom experience. these last eight weeks w have covered a lot of informatin. As I stated before I am new to education, so I enjoy the fresh breath of knowledge that is given by colleagues on their posts blogs and so forth. All this information compile helps me to understand the reason why I  chose to do a career change. I do substitute but not often.I t is such great nowledge and expertise to be in such a gifted virtual classroom. I hope to continue my journey with some of these great colleagues.Good luck to you all.

Quotes about children Week 8

English proverb
"The soul is healed by being with children."

Mohandas Gandhi, political and spiritual leader in India "If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children."

Emma Goldman, author "No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure."

Lady Bird Johnson, former U.S. first lady "Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them."

Education standards

How Europe compares
France
French primary school education remains tightly focused on facts and basic skills. Spot tests are common, especially dictations to check a child's knowledge of French grammar and spelling.
However, formal testing is relatively sparse. All children are given a national test of basic skills and knowledge at about eight years old. The test occurs – crucially – at the beginning of the third year of primary school, not at the end. There is, therefore, little pressure on the children. The main aim is to check the standard of the school.
Otherwise, most primary schools have internal tests, or contrôles, in maths, French, geography and history, and English at the end of each of the five short terms that make up a school year. A child who is struggling can be asked to redoubler, or go down a year. A brilliant child can sauter, or go up.
There is no national examination to move from primary to secondary education, simply a recommendation by a conseil of teachers and parents.
Italy
Pupils at Italian schools are tested on average about one test per subject per term, which goes towards the continual assessment of their performance, but does not count all that much. But for serious, GCSE-type, make-or-break exams, from the age of 13 to 18 Italian students enjoy a long exam holiday, all the way up to the maturita exam which they take at the end of liceo, the senior schools in the Italian system. On the other hand, the continual assessments can be rigorous, and if students at the top high schools score less than six out of 10 in two or more subjects they run a serious risk of having to take the year again.
Germany
Germany's state-run primary school pupils start their education at the age of five or six. For the first two school years, they are not given marks for their academic performance. Parents are merely handed a school report on their child's abilities and behaviour at the end of each school year.
From the age of seven, pupils are subjected to continuous assessment. Every piece of work, including tests and homework, is marked on a 40/60 per cent oral/ written basis. The marks go towards an annual school report.
When pupils leave primary school at 10 or 11, they are provided with a recommendation, based on continuous assessment, to decide what type of secondary school they attend.

Poverty ,
This is a key issue.Poverty is such a major issue  in our world. There are so many hungry people in the world.I did so much work  this past holiday season with the less fourtunate.It is truly a need in our ociety.We do not know what got them in this situation but we can help support them. This is a real situation.

There was this one little boy that really touched my heart.His family was homeless. They came to the center were I was volunteering.The ime to serve was 4 pm. It was just two. He said ma'ma  can I please get some bread? Isaid sure. I then ask was he  with an adult. He told me yes.I looked aroud I saw no one.I gave him the bread. He came back moments later for more. I asked was everything ok.He said I am feeding my brothers and sisters. I then ask where are they. He pointed to a broken down shack. Another volunteer and i went to the shack. there were a total f six kinds from infant to nine year old. my heartbroke. I explained to the FATHER that we will make sure that the family has a hot meal and a place to sleep. It happned through several of the volunteers. it shows your work never goes undone.

Poverty in Africa


Africa is internationally known as one of the poorest continents on Earth. But what many people may not know are the effects of poverty in Africa—including hunger, disease, and a lack of basic necessities. Here are 10 quick facts about the actual numbers behind Africa’s poverty crisis and the negative impacts:

1. 75 percent of the world’s poorest countries are located in Africa. This statistic includes historically poor regions like Zimbabwe, Liberia, and Ethiopia. For the past two years, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa’s second largest country, has also been ranked the poorest in the world.

2. In 2010, 414 million people were living in extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Extreme poverty is defined as living on $1.25 or less a day. According to the World Bank, those living on $1.25-a-day accounted for 48.5 percent of the population in that region in 2010.

3. Approximately 1 in 3 people living in sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) estimated that 239 million people (around 30 percent of the population) in sub-Saharan Africa were hungry in 2010. This is the highest percentage of any region in the world. In addition, the UN Millennium Project reported that over 40 percent of all Africans are unable to regularly obtain sufficient food.

4. 547 million people live without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, a staggering 80 percent of the population relies on biomass products, such as wood, charcoal, and dung, in order to cook.

5. Over 500 million Africans suffer from waterborne diseases. According to the UN Millennium Project, more than 50 percent of Africans have a water-related illness like cholera.

6. Every year, sub-Saharan Africa loses $28.4 billion to water and sanitation problems. This amount accounts for approximately 5 percent of the region’s gross domestic product (GDP)—exceeding the total amount of foreign aid sent to sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.

7. 38 percent of the world’s refugees are located in Africa. Many of these 13.5 million refugees and displaced persons have lost their homes due to widespread violence and conflict.

8. Fewer than 20 percent of African women have access to education. Uneducated African women are twice as likely to contract AIDS and 50 percent less likely to immunize their children. Meanwhile, the children of African women with at least five years of schooling have a 40 percent higher chance of survival.

9. Women in sub-Saharan Africa are over 230 times more likely to die during childbirth or pregnancy than women in North America. Approximately 1 in 16 women living in sub-Saharan African will die during childbirth or pregnancy. Only 1 in 3,700 women in North America will.

10. More than 1 million African children die every year from malaria. Malarial deaths in Africa alone account for 90 percent of all malaria deaths worldwide. 80 percent of these victims are African children. The UN Millennium Project has calculated that a child in Africa dies from malaria every 30 seconds.

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Malnutrition in Africa

Malnutrition in Africa

Malnutrition is  serious factor in all parts of Africa. I did this research on malnutrition because my heart goes out to any child that needs a meal. Children can not learn  without a descent meal. Nourishment is so important in your daily regiment. children who do not have the proper diet is tired , zombie like and irratable. a good breakfast is needed to start off your day. The people in Africa is not as fortunate as we are.

There are places in other parts of the world that suffe from malnutrtion but not like Africa. Africa is evident for malnutrtion and bad watr. Food is not plentiful because of the climate and the area is over populated.

Evidence shows that malnutrition is not simply a result of household food inse-

curity: many children in food-secure households are still underweight or stunted

because of inappropriate infant feeding and care practices, poor access to health

services, or poor sanitation, except under famine conditions. Malnutrition is often

linked to gender issues such as women’s lack of time. Though malnutrition is higher

among the income poor, it also affects the better off—suggesting that behavior is often

Poor Kenyan mother giving birth to her baby on floor!!

Poverty and medical both play a role in this African lady giving birth on the floor. Medical is so hard to get in the third world countries.

A Birthing Experience

When ask to write about a birthing experience, I was confused.  Well I can recall vagauely what happened at my child"s birth. I was a mother with so many issues. I had so many issues that include hypertension and diabetes. Also I had to get a cerclage to hold her in.I was in pain for those seven months. She was worth all the issues and pain. I had several miscarriages so this is my miracle baby. I was in labor for over 48 hours. I stayed drugged up .The doctors remove the cerclage stitch after 48 hours.She came out 12 hours later. I was awakened by doctors telling me that Jai-kalee' was here. It was an emotional moment.I finally made it through a pregnacy.I did not see my daugter until 28 hours later. she was so perfect. I cried becuas she was in
ICU becuase of my aliments, but she was ok. I just was glad my daughter made it through the storm.