I area of the world I chose to share is West and Central
Africa. I chose this region because being an African American woman
professional I would like to know what it would be like to teach and learn from
their point of view. One of the places on my bucket list is to travel to
Africa, and when I do, I want to visit every possible school type system
possible.
One of the first challenges I noticed was how the children
of the region have medical issues that have been cured or handled such as polio,
AIDS and everyday things such as maternity services. Another challenge is food.
The lack of food to feed the families and children plays a major role in their
lives.
These experiences can affect the children in many different
ways. When it comes to their emotional well being, the lack of health care and
food, could make them feel as though they are not good enough to be healthy if they
see others eating and getting better. If their family or themselves could not find
ways to live their day to day lives as “normal” as possible it could cause them
to have low self-esteem or not find value in their lives.
A professional reflection I have gained is that on a
professional standpoint the children of Africa are lacking in the developmental
department. This development could be emotional and cognitive. As a society or
even just merely in our profession not matter where the child is, we should
want to figure out ways to better the child. This website influenced me to
continue to reach my goals, because I have the ability to be more to just one
child.
My personal reflection is that children around the world
need me. I know that sounds impossible, but it is not. Who is it know if one of
the students that I provide anti-bias education to won’t be the next Ghandi?
The insights I gained from looking through this website is that not one country
is perfect. Every country needs becoming better. The answer I look to find is
what generation will it be to make the greatest contribution to the society.
Hi Keisha, a good nutrition is the key to every child's development. It is sad that the lack of food, prenatal care, healthcare and education is become a global issue and challenge for many families. We dont realize how important the necessities are until will look a further into other countries. It is good to always provide and build a relationship with the child and families that we encounter to ensure and provide the resouces they need to a overall healthy development.
ReplyDeleteIt is such a coincidence that you wrote about food and nutrition. This week some of my students thought it would be funny to begin throwing grapes across the table and making a new type of food by mixing all of their food together. We had a long conversation about how lucky we are to have food in front of us for lunch because some kids around the world aren't so lucky.
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