I found a press release entitled, "U.S. House bill moves the future for children, families, and the nation in the wrong direction: NAEYC urges opposition to H.R. 1" I felt as though this press release fit into our classroom discussion and it also pertains to my professional development in a sense that early childhood education is something that I hold very dearly to me because I know how it helps children and their families. I have seen many spectrums of the field. I would love to be an advocate in bettering the early childhood education field.
This press release could be considered controversial in a sense that money and funding is involved. And funding for early childhood programs is hard to come by. We need more money in the field of early childhood education to provide better and stronger quality education. Early childhood education is a key foundation to a child's early development and necessary skills for their higher levels of learning. Reviewing this article, has opened my open eyes more on the struggle it has become to provide quality education to young children especially since funding and support so limited.
The NAEYC website provides update information on government mandates, arguments, and bills pertaining to early childhood education. It also provides debate information on the importance of the early childhood education program. Right now there is different articles that pertain to government funding and the need for early education programs:
http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/pressreleases/NAEYC_urges_opposition_to_HR_1
http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/pressreleases/Senators_Brown_and_Hagan_introduce_NAEYC_recommendations_in_ESEA
http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/pressreleases/Reps_Hirono_Jones_Young_Polis_Introduce_NAEYC_Recommendations_in_Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act
Other new insights about issues and trends in the early childhood education field I gained from exploring the website is numerous resources offers. One resource I found interesting was coping with disaster and it had article that pertained to 9/11 disaster and how teachers taught it to their children.
Resources offered for coping with disaster:
9/11 Article:
http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2011/09/remembering_911_bay_county_tea.html
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ReplyDeleteI am familiar with NAEYC. As a Youth Coordinator for the Army Reserve when we refer families to particular child care centers, it is required that the center be NAEYC accredited. I have not had an opportunity to explore their website in detail yet, but from reading your post I see there is a lot more useful information than I originally thought. I really appreciate the resources related to coping with disasters, as I experienced Hurricane Katrina and still understand the long-term affects of the children who too experienced this disaster. Thanks for the great post!
Your information was very powerful regarding the need for funding in the area of early childhood. It would be so beneficial it congress would buy into the bigger picture and reduce or eliminate budget cuts to early childhood field. Keeping funds in this area benefits everyone involve from the child to the parent and the nation.
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