Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources

I was having a difficult time trying to find a professional to actually contact me back. As the week drew to an end, I starting thinking, I have quite a few classmates who are from different countries who I am sure would be more than happy to help. So I contacted Professor Klein and she told me that I was more than welcomed to ask my classmates if they would help. So I went through and tried to remember who I have seen talk about being from different countries, and I have asked them for their help. I still have not received replies from them, but I am extremely excited about their replies and an even better opportunity to get to know my classmates that much better. Maybe it will expand out into long professional relationships.

For my Expanding Resource, I have chosen to learn more information from National Black Child Development Institute. It makes me feel like the choices that I am making to pursue my education in the Early Childhood Field the correct one. I feel like our black children are being looked over. Some schools only see them “problem” children or “section 8” (low income based housing) candidates. I am happy to see and read about a website dedicated to promoting a positive outcome for black children.

The website has great information on Initiatives such as Education, Literacy, Child Welfare and Early Childhood Education and much more. It is a great resource to go and find out about laws that are being passed, Committee meetings, and even give you the opportunity to become more involved in areas near you. They have a program called T.E.A.C.H that they provide scholarships to attend, which looks like a training experience. So not only does the website provide information about education, but also about create opportunities for professionals to meet other professionals and collaborate on how to encourage the black culture to make education an important factor in their development.

National Black Child Development Institutehttp://nbcdi.org/