Farewell

As we come to the close of another eight weeks, I would like to thank Robin and Dr. Thomason for being so supportive during the class. I have really enjoyed reading your points of view, your stories and experiences throughout this class and for providing your support and prayers.


Learning through you both has been a rewarding experience. Thanks Robin for supplying so many great and valuable resources that I have now added to my list of resources.

This week for the final blog assignment we were asked to post at least three consequences of your experience being a part of a caring, collaborative learning community for your professional growth and development & post one goal for using this collegial experience to enhance your advocacy, policy, and/or system development work on behalf of young children, families, and the early childhood community.

CONSEQUENCES:

1) Learning about the early childhood field has expanded my knowledge of the field on a broader level. I learned that state and government plays a vital role in ensuring programs meet quality standards, and how some individuals don’t see the importance of starting from birth to educate children and how programs encounter the same type of funding, accessibility and awareness issues all over the United States. I have also learned that the ultimate goal is the same and that is to provide children with a quality education and support families in there efforts to succeed.

2) Learning about the systems and challenges families face when looking for childcare for their children has helped me to establish new resources and professional contacts that I will be able to utilize throughout my educational process, as well as, my professional career to better serve children and families.

3) Learning through my colleague has been a rewarding experience. It has accelerated the learning process for me by giving me an opportunity to learn about more early childhood programs that I had no previous knowledge of prior to this class.

GOAL: My goal is to maintain my awareness of issues as it relates to public policy and advocacy and share ideas for improving education and advocacy efforts for all children and families. I plan to continue to learn and grow through the resources and other information shared with me by my colleagues, and, hopefully, continue to build new relationships that will be a valuable part of my continuous learning.

I plan to continue to learn and grow through the resources and other information shared with me, and hopefully, continue to build new relationships that will be a valuable part of my continuous learning.

I wish you many blessings as you reach your goals and of completing this program and beginning new life and work experiences as an advocate for children and families.

Thank you and may God continue to bless you as you move forward

Debra

My Hypothetical Family Situation

This week blog assignment was to write about a hypothetical family  situation in which you are a parent about to give birth to or adopt a child who has or who will have an identified special need(s).Myhypothetical family :  

I am a single mother with 6 children , oneof my children has been diagnosed with systematic lupus and has to vist the rheumatologist monthly has to take several medications to remain well enough to function in daily life and activities.

I work as an EMT and have to pay for childcare in the evenings since I have not been given a morning shift.It is difficult to get all of my children t school on time most mornings due to unreliable transportation

The ages of my children range from 4 year old twins(one of which seems to be slighltly hard of hearing) to 16 years old(the 16 year old has Lupus).

I was born in the United States and speak English.My family needs several services,what are your thoughts on the services that are needed and where can I find help?