"MY SUPPORT"

I have a great support system. My late mother was a great support system. My dad and my sister are still a good support system. They all have always encouraged me to do my very best in whatever I set out to do. My husband and my daughter have been an awesome combination. They were very encouraging and supportive of me when I decided to go back to school and complete my undergraduate degree. They are still encouraging me to complete this next chapter in my life.

 

The benefit of my support system has made a difference in my life. Just knowing someone is there for you through the good and the bad time is great feeling. I do not know where or what I would do or be without the support of my entire family.

 

The challenge I would imagine would be being unable to complete task. I would want a support system there to encourage me to follow through and encourage me to follow through. Everyone needs someone there to cheer them own. Just having a constant in your life and making sure that you are remaining focus and doing what you have to do.

 

The potential benefit of a great support system is when everything seems to be going wrong they are there to point out what’s going right. It’s good to know there is always someone there to support you. I do not know what I would do without a good support system. I do not want to imagine my life without some there to encourage me that I can make a difference. It would be hard for me to function without a support system.

My Connections to Play

Quotes that I feel summarize what play represented for me in my childhood.

 

“You can do anything with children if only you play with them”

German Proverb quote

 

“Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold”

German Proverb quote

 

 

These two pictures describes my younger self

 

 

When I grew up we had a simple swing set that we all enjoyed playing on.

 

 

My parents, teachers, aunts and uncles supported all types of play.  Play was a something we did on a daily bases. Our parent gave us an opportunity to play. Even when it was cold we went outside to play. The same thing with the teachers at school they allowed us to play every day.

 

Play today is different from when I grew up. Playing outside, inside, or play pretend was a way of life for me, my sister, and cousins. We played every day. Even at school there was a time set aside for children to go outside and play. Technology has change the way children play today. Children consider playing video games, facebook, texting, or just talking on phone as a form of play.  Teachers are focus on children passes state mandated test,   there is no time for play.

 

My thought regarding play in my life is that it was important to my social, cognitive, and physical development. I enjoyed been given the opportunity to play. Growing up I never thought about playing being a part of development it was just something we enjoyed doing. As an adult I still enjoy playing. I encourage my daughter to play and she has learned so much and developed very well. 

Relationship Reflection

Partnership and Relationship are important because it the building block when gaining the thrust and support of children and families.

 

My family is the most important support system I have.

 

My sister and father are two people I have form great partnerships and relationships with. My father when I was growing up always forms partnerships and great relationships with my teachers. He made a point to keep the lines of communication open, made his expectation known and asked the same of the teachers. As a parent you know what you are looking for and relationships you want to establish and as a future educator it makes it easy to know what parents will expect of you.

 

I work in the school system in a support roll in the front office. Me and my co. workers have to partnership and establish relationships with parents’ in order to solve problems before they get to the classroom.

 

Some of the challenges to developing and maintaining relationships that I have learned from my experience over time understand needs of children and families and making sure their needs are being met.

 

I think my experience with relationships/partnerships, including my ability to be an active, reflective contributor, impact my work as an effective early childhood professional is to get to know the student and families provide them with best program possible.

 

 

 

Blog Assignment: Time Well Spent

Blog Assignment:  Time Well Spent

My favorite quote is:

“I continue to believe that if children are given the necessary tools to succeed, they will succeed beyond their wildest dream”.

By: David Vitter, U.S. Senator

This has been a great journey. I began this program thinking that I knew everything it was to know about the early childhood field and this would be just a recap of what I already knew. I found that I did not know what I thought I knew.  I take away from this program knowing there are a lot of other professionals that share the passion for children. I learn the importance of getting pass ones’ own biases and providing children with the best quality care.  Lastly, I learn how important it is to surround yourself with people or the ideal communities of practice that can help you succeed in the early childhood field.

One of my long term goals is to continue my journey and do all I can to make sure children and families receive the best quality of care possible.

To my instructor Dr. Davis and my fellow colleagues it has been a great journey. I have learned so much throughout this program. Many things have happen on this journey, but I have continued to move forward and finally have come to the end. I never thought I would complete this program, but through the encouragement of my family and friends I made it. I wish my colleagues much success and good luck to you all. Feel free to contact at redroom3s@yahoo.com or  http://tonettab.blogspot.com

Tonetta Bogard- Marion

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

Save the Children

This organization goes into countries and meets the needs the children

It not really job opportunity, but it would be great to go into countries and volunteer and work with children.

Academy for Educational Development

They have a commitment to partnership on every level and their multidisciplinary approach enables to have a lasting impact on individuals, communities, and countries they serve.

Job opportunities

It would be great to go into countries and volunteer and work with children who are in need.

I think the skill that I am learning within the Master Program would help me in education of the young children. Other aspects I would work with other volunteers and find what I can do help the children who are in need.

Our commitment to partnerships at every level and our multidisciplinary approach enable us to have lasting impactpact for the individuals, communities and countries we serve

References:

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

Save the Children. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm

        

        

Academy for Educational Development. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.aed.org/en/index.htm

Blog Assignment: Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal

The three national/federal organization that appealed to me is the

National Child Care Association because it promotes the growth and safeguard the interest of quality early childhood care and education focusing on licensed, private providers of these services.

National Association for the Education of Young Children has a commitment to the rights and interests of all children. In that regard, NAEYC believes that individuals in the early childhood field should be hired, employed, promoted, and if necessary, terminated based solely on their competence and qualifications to perform their designated duties, and not on the basis of their gender, race, color, national origin, religious beliefs, age, marital status/family structure (including same sex unions or domestic partnerships), disability, sexual orientation, or any basis prohibited by law.

The National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (ncrece) focuses on conducting research, disseminating research findings, and carrying out leadership activities aimed at improving the quality of early childhood education across the United States

Job Opportunities that interest me

Being an early childhood educator within our local Head-Start

Educating other professional in the early childhood field

Skills and experience I would need to competently fulfill each of these roles is completing my master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies because my degree is in Business.

Reference:

National Child Care Association. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.nccanet.org/

National Association for the Education of Young Children. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.naeyc.org/

National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education. (2008). Retrieved from http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress

Exploring Roles in the ECE Community: Local and State Levels

The three organizations or communities of practice that appealed to me are the Headstart Program, Hope Village, and the local Department of Human Services.

The HeadStart Program provides a quality program for low-income families. They provide monthly workshop to help families become better parents. They also have a Early Child Care program for low- income families with infant children. The Head Start program also allows the parents to volunteer their time in their child or children class room. Sometimes when the parents volunteer it leads to a full-time position.

Hope Village is shelter that provides housing for families who need assistants. These families who have children in the school system are providing with uniforms and the agency works alone with the school to make sure they have everything they need to function in the class. They also provide a clothes closet for the parents who are going on interviews for jobs.

The Local Department of Human Service also works with the school to make sure no children are neglected. When the school report an incident they work with school administrator to make sure those children receive the help they need.

I currently work in administration within the school system. We only have one pre-k program within our school. I hope that the school system will expand the pre-k program and I get the opportunity to work within the school system. My second option is to work within the Head Start Program when an opening comes available.

Skill and experiences I will need is to complete the master’s program and get a job within the early childhood field where I can take what I have learn and put it to work.