On the website National Black Child Development Institute http://nbcdi.org/, the section that seemed the most relevant to my current professional development was underneath Initiatives labeled early childhood education. An issue that I was not aware of is President Obama’s pledge to make sure that even though we are in an economic crisis, schools funds around the country will not be cut. He wants to make sure that all children have an opportunity for success. President Obama bringing attention to the importance of education is extremely great for the field. This is where the support of politicians come into play. This is an important year in politics, so I have a feeling there will be a lot of attention and focus on education. This is a great thing. Hopefully people will do more than just make promises, hopefully they will come through.
From exploring the website this week, I learned more about the Parent Empowerment Project. It is a project just to help educate parents and helping them to realize that they are essentially children’s first teachers. So they designed this project for lower income African American’s, but are learning quickly that it is beneficial for all parents, so they are opening it up. It’s a great project to show parent’s that they can provide support for their children even on a fixed income.
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