I have learned a lot throughout the eight weeks of this course. One of my biggest hopes as an early childhood professional would be to get the parents of the students in my classroom to get involved in their child's life. Several of the families are split families or live in foster homes. I would really like to find a way to get the parents/guardians involved in their child's life. In doing this, it would help the child academically and it would build the communication and relationship between the teacher, student and parent/guardian.
Another hope that I have is that all families will get along and their will be absolutely no prejudice or bullying. By getting the parents involved and allowing to know what is being taught and current events in the classroom, this will also build a bond.
I just want to say thank you to all of my fellow classmates! I enjoyed having this class with you guys! There are several familiar names that I have had the opportunity to communicate with throughout my whole master's program. I want to thank everyone for all of the suggestions and comments that you have offered me. I wish everyone the best of luck in their education and teaching career!
Enjoyed reading your post Chelsea! It has been a pleasure sharing and receiving comments. As stated by Julie Edwards, "celebrating our success is what feeds us and keep us going". I wish you luck in your future!
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ReplyDeleteI agree that family involvement is a big part of success for a child in an early childhood education setting. I wish you all the best with this goal of inclusion and communication. Good luck for the remainder of your program!
Finding community of practices that are in line with what we advocate for the most is a wonderful way for us to get a head start on our administration endeavors. I enjoyed reading about CoP’s that are working toward helping out with our issue of diversity. Every since I started my journey towards this degree, the issue of diversity have always resonated with me. I for one have problems educating children that have a different cultural background from my own. I do not have any personal biases towards any particular culture that I am aware of; I just did not get the proper training when I graduated for college 12 years ago. And, now our classrooms are becoming more and more diverse with children from everywhere. It’s not just black and white children anymore. Some families do not believe in educating girls, however when they come here their child have to be in school whether it is home school, private or public. But, we have a child that is fifth grade and she is functioning on a kindergarten’s level because in her homeland, girls did not go to school. So, how do a teacher talk with parents about their little girl’s education, when they do not believe in educating the girls?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Chelsea!!
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