This course has been utterly amazing for me. I have learned so much and the experience has caused me to rethink my professional and personal goals. I want to do so much more for the children and families, especially those out of the country. I plan to continue to help the children a currently service in the community, but I want the children who receive less from other countries to receive the opportunity to have the ability to say I do not want to stay in this state of thinking.
Learning about the international early childhood was sad. I had no idea that their are some countries that are so poor that their government do not cater to their needs of education. We have poverty-stricken areas that we services, but those in that state are not considered.
I also learned that the teachers work just as hard as we do and are just as devoted to help our children, but what was interesting was that they were not quick to provide information about their programs. The individuals that I tried to connect with forward me to speak with government because they were not allowed to volunteer information. Some countries do not want others to know that it is a struggle, or do not want to seek out help because they are afraid what might happen if they provide information. I personally thought we were all here to help each other, but that is not the case. The trust issue has clearly gone out the door, but I can understand why.
