Thursday, August 1, 2013

Course Resources section

Course Resources Section

Part 1: Position Statements and Influential Practices
Part 2: Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being
Note: Explore the resources in Parts 3 and 4 in preparation for this week's Application assignment.
Part 3: Selected Early Childhood Organizations
Part 4: Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library
Tip: Use the A-to-Z e-journal list to search for specific journal titles. (Go to "How Do I...?", select "Tips for Specific Formats and Resources," and then "e-journals" to find this search interface.)
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  1. UnknownAugust 2, 2013 at 12:48 PM

    Herleen in your article Early Childhood education and school readiness the author once again quotes the high rate of return when you invest in quality EC programs. On Anita’s blog her resource to the Children’s defense fund said the same thing. We even discussed on the discussion board how a quality EC education can help students avoid prison. It’s been proven the benefits to society outweigh the cost. Do you find yourself as incredulous and frustrated as I do when all the research says fund EC education but then the political powers that be that have the authority to grease the financial wheels instead dump that money into prisons!
    As a teacher of kindergarteners I can attest to the fact that a student that comes to me from a good preschool curriculum is about 6 to 8 months ahead of the student that has never had any preschool experience and even when they progress and manage to marginally close the achievement gap between them my lowest students at the end of K are always the students who were lowest at the beginning and those students are consistently the students with no prior experiences in a preschool setting.
    I also enjoyed the article about raising the professional standards of educators in publically funded Early Childhood programs. I think that is so important however in order to raise those standards the nation needs to value those EC educators more, wages must rise if they want teachers with higher education. I worked at Magic Moments Learning Center for over a decade but they could not afford me and my degree after I graduated college. They wanted to keep me but I earned a degree to earn more money so I could be financially independent. I would love to go back to Magic Moments but not unless they can pay me what I am worth. I have student loans to pay off and someday I would like to own my own home and drive a care with less than 150,000 miles on it. That will never happen working for early childhood outside the public school sector.

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  2. UnknownAugust 3, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    Herleen,
    The two articles you posted from NEA were great. I think it is important to raise the standards on those who are educating our children regardless if they are 6months or 4yrs old. People seem to think that those of us who are in the ECE field are merely babysitters. When in reality we do so much more. Great paper positions to post.

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  3. Violet WatsonAugust 3, 2013 at 10:52 PM

    Herleen,

    I also enjoyed the article on professional standards and I agree with Julie. It is important to raise the standard of professional educators. We, as educators, should commit to being life-long learners. This means we should continue our learning in order to meet the nation's standards. As we continue to learn and meet these standards, we should be compensated for our achievements. Compensations can be in the form of raises and promotions.

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