Learning about the international
early childhood field both through a discussion with a professional as well as
through early childhood websites has given me a better idea of the many
differences and similarities in the world. The one discussions that I was able
to have regarding poverty with an early childhood professional really shed
light on the issue in the Dominican Republic and how children are still happy
despite living in their extremely poor conditions. Another consequence of
learning about the international early childhood field was through the Save the
Children website. This website gave me so much information about countries all
over the world, especially those dealing with poverty. The third consequence of
learning about the international early childhood field relates to the Zero to
Three organization. I studied many areas of the website and found many useful
resources for not only professionals but for parents as well.
One goal that I have relating to
international awareness of issues and trends is to continue to have
conversations with professionals abroad. Although it was difficult to get
responses from the professional that I was in contact with I still found the
information and conversation to be valuable and eye-opening. Hopefully
continuing to talk to early childhood professionals in other areas of the world
will keep me up-to-date with issues and trends and help me to apply strategies
in my own classroom.
