Time Well Spent

I can honestly say this program has been a blessing in disguise. I have learned the importance of working as a community. I have always felt that I needed to do things on my own; when in reality I don’t know everything and that I should take the time to learn from other professionals.

I have also learned from this program the idea of staying on task. If it wasn’t for this program I don’t think I would truly know what it is like to be time oriented and organized and how important it is to stay with a routine.

Lastly I learned that I am not the only one fighting for the cause of children. There are advocates and professionals all over the world who believe that Early Childhood is the key to a better tomorrow. I am grateful to have chosen this profession with so many other great professionals.

A long term goal I have is to be a great advocate for the Early Childhood Field. I want to leave a lasting impression on the field that will eventually lead other individuals down the same path. I want the world to see that the greatest developments happen in a child’s early years.

As a farewell message I just want everyone from my colleagues to my instructors to know how much I have enjoyed learning and growing over the last year and a half. I have become a better person professionally and personally. I have learned about the advantages of leading an anti-bias classroom and how it will not only benefit myself, but the families that are involved.

If over the next 20 years anyone of my peers has a need that they think I may be of an assistance to, please feel free to email me at donsheapittman@yahoo.com and I will do everything in my power to provide you with help.

 Some quotes that made me smile.

“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”
― Oscar Wilde

“When you know better you do better.”
― Maya Angelou

“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
― Margaret Mead

“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
― Malcolm X

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

The first international organization I would like to work with is UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund. Throughout my courses here at Walden, UNICEF has always provided useful and positive information that I have been able to apply to everyday classroom situations. At UNICEF I would like to work at one of their preschools in another country. I believe that early childhood education is the foundation for a great educational career. In order to do so I would need to have at least bachelors in early childhood education, and lots of experience working with young children.

The second international organization I would like to work with International Step by Step Association or the ISSA. The things I like about ISSA is that they not only provide resources for those seeking it, but they also offer ECD classes for those that are looking to get more knowledge under their belt. I personally would like for my COP to have the same concept; To provide resources and also the tools to learn and be self sufficient. I would apply for their office manager position in Leiden/The Netherlands. Not only do I get to live in a different part of the country, but I get to see how an ISSA office is ran by being hands on. I would of course need people skills, experience in being an office manager, a degree in a field that is relevant and some basic computer skills.

The last international organization I would like to work with is the American Red Cross. I like how the American Red Cross not only provides assist to those countries that have natural disasters, but it also provides a Health and Safety Training. This is a great tool to pass along to others, for when these disasters happen, people will know what to do in order to help others until the medical professionals come. I would like to be a Trainer in one of these Health and Safety Training classes. I am all about giving back to the community. I believe that everyone has the right to be and do better and I want to be able to provide that to them. I would need the skills of health and safety, so courses on that, I would need people’s skills, and the ability to be versatile.

 

References:

American Red Cross. (n.d). Retrieved February 13, 2013, from http://www.redcross.org/what-we-do/training-education

International Step By Step Association. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.issa.nl/index.html

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.unicef.org/