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My hope is that the dominate culture will understand that change is needed
to support the early education field with respect in providing the children the
best care yet.
The system, in which we use to support children in their development, is
crucial for the community to not just understand but to implement as well. The services
of what we offer should be mandatory for parents to take advantage of, for the
sake of their child’s self-esteem. The
policies must be in place, YET, the policy makers should be in the centers at
least twice in a year to stay connected with reality. Advocating is having the passion for the
needs of something worth fighting for, my hope is that in the next five years,
we are ready to serve every child, special needs and economic level. The implication is that child care providers are respected as
professionals, teachers advocate for themselves as professionals and that the
field grows in a direction that latches on to elementary schools so parents can
see the true process of child development.
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Val,
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your suggestion of getting the policy makers into centers and schools throughout the year. Making sure that the people responsible for setting guidelines have concrete experiences within the settings they are controlling is so helpful. Though, I do worry about the realistic likelihood that this could happen. With so many different types of settings, I would be fearful that certain groups would be misrepresented due to a lack of adequate exposure to programs!!