FINAL BLOG ASSIGNMENT

A Final Note of Thanks and Support:

As we near the end of our Journey together, I just wanted to take the time to say thank-you to each and everyone of you, my distinguished colleagues, and especially to you Dr. Giordano.  It really has been an honor to get to know all of you both professionally and personally.  I extremely enjoyed all your Blogs, as well as the support and guidance you gave me on my own Blog.  I really feel like I have gained a lot of insight from all of you both personally and professionally.  I wish you all happiness and luck in your pursuit of your Master's Degrees.  I know you all will achieve great things both inside and outside the classroom, as well as continue to strive for excellence in the Early Childhood field and be that "Voice" for every child you encounter in the future!  Thank-you 

International Contact: 

Even though I didn't have any responses from any of my International contacts, I still feel like I gained a lot especially, from viewing all the other organizations and websites in the early childhood field, both internationally and nationally. Even though I do feel like I gained a lot of positive insights into the field, unfortunately there were some consequences of learning about the international early childhood field that resulted from the lack of contact and responses I received.  But in the end I do feel like it was a humbling and beneficial experience that only drives me more to make a difference in the field of Early Childhood studies.
  
Consequences of learning about the international early childhood field: 

1.  Throughout this whole process of learning and researching the international early childhood field, I think it has provided me with a better understand of the field globally.  Sometimes we get so caught up on what's going on in our own backyards, we forget about the rest of the world.  And I think it is just as important to helped improve the field of early childhood education and studies abroad, as it is here for us in the U.S.

2.  Throughout our research, both internationally and nationally, I have gained a stronger passion to be more involved with the families of the children we work with on a daily basis.  Especially in regards to children that come from immigrant families, and have to struggle with various issues and problems everyday,as a result of being children of immigrant families.  I know I have had some experienced with these kinds of families personally, and it is because of this research and studies in this course that my desires and passions have only grown to help these children and families as much as I can, both as an educator and a director.  


3.  It is because of our research and studies on Equity & Excellence of children, families, & EC Professionals, that my goal of becoming an effective and beneficial supervisor and director have also grown.  I know it is my responsibility as an educator and professional in this field to do all I can to have a powerful and lasting impact on the lives of the children and families I work with everyday.


In conclusion I have to say that my future goal as far as international awareness and collegial relations, to do my best to reach out to both making that contact to help establish positive and beneficial relationships.  After all it is these relationships and international contacts that will only help our field of early childhood studies, making it a broader and more of a positive and beneficial field, that will in turn do the same for all the children around the world.