I must be honest, the first time I looked at this assignment it overwhelmed me because there were so many choices! Who would I choose? I wrestled with this questions for at least a day before narrowing down my choices to UNICEF Beijing and Global Alliance of NAEYC for South Africa. I began making contact by sending out several emails introducing myself and explaining my reason for contacting them. I have yet to receive any response from either one of these agencies. I have sent out another round of emails and hope to hear something in the coming week but I am prepared to contact another agency if I am not successful with these. I decided on UNICEF Beijing and Global Alliance of NAEYC for South Africa because I love reading and learning how education is viewed in different parts of the world. I believe that this information ca be helpful and can be used in the classroom or with future preschool teachers.
The second part of the assignment was far easier than the second because I love study websites. I wanted to pick a website that I have never visited from previous courses or other professional development opportunities. I decided on the National Black Child Development Institute which is located in Washington, DC. This website contains a newsletter which I completed my subscription and look forward to reading very soon. It also is reporting a current topic that is very personal to me, Head Start Funding Cuts. I am a Head Start employee and our program is facing budget cuts to various areas at this time. I look forward to sharing my thoughts and information learned from the website in this blog.
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Tashunda,
ReplyDeleteWhen I read your blog, I noticed that you seem to have encountered similar obsticles that I have. I also have contacted several agencies and professionals from different websites and the Global Alliance of NAEYC. I have contacted one professional in Ireland whose email address turned out to be undeliverable and another in Germany who has not written back yet. Like you, I am still excited about the assignment and hope that my efforts will pay of and I hear back soon from someone.
I also like that you picked a website that you have not previously visited. I think there are many fabulous websites available and choosing someone who you have not yet visited is definetly a way to expand your horizon.
TaShundra,
ReplyDeleteI also picked a website that I had not previously explored for another class. I am interested in what you learn from the website you chose and look forward to your future posts.
I am sorry to hear of possible budget cuts to Head Start, as I am a firm believer that early intervention saves the government money in the long run. Early intervention has the potential to help diminish the need for additional services and special education for many children.
Sondi
Hi TaShundra,
ReplyDeleteI too feel your frustration with part 1 of the assignment. I am currently waiting for a reply to my emails. I also explored the National Black Child Development website as well as Zero to Three whom I am familiar with. Unfortuantely in the early childhood field, we are always faced with funding issues. Hopefully, everything will work out. After all, funding for programs such as Head Start, Child care, and Preschool should never be an option but a necessity!
TaShunda,
ReplyDeleteI was very discouraged trying to complete part 1 of this assignment. I think I am also going to look into Zero to three website if know of my contacts do not respond back. Funding is a big issue in our program as well. In our district there are considering elimianating the PK program next year which is horrible.