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Post at least three
consequences of learning about the international early childhood field for your
professional and personal development. (Consequence sounds so negative, I’ll choose
the word “outcome” instead)
For a person that has a huge
heart for International Education, communicating with so many educators around
the world has been very rewarding! One
outcome has been a major encouragement, knowing that my husband and I will one
day live overseas and listening to the many professionals that are in love with
their jobs in other countries with their huge support systems gives me great encouragement
for similar supports while overseas. Another outcome after communicating with the
International contacts was to understand additional resources that they use
online; while I work in the states I work in an area that has a HUGE
international transfer location and families from many cultures and backgrounds
attend our schools. Using these online
resources has assisted in understanding some of our families on a new
level. The third outcome after
connecting with International professionals is the ability to remain in contact
with them and bounce ideas with them. This
summer we are anticipating the birth of our second child, therefore limited on
the summer travels we can accomplish, but next year I can anticipate traveling
to meet some of these contacts in person and see their schools hands on.
·
Post one goal for the field
related to international awareness of issues and trends and the spirit of
collegial relations
One goal for international
awareness and collegial relations is to help students and educators understand
how important it is to have connections and support from many different arenas
in a person’s life. Encouraging this
spirit among international educators would supply an awareness of international
issues and trends while also offering helpful advice and ideas that have worked
for others in the past. Being up to date
on international issues and trends will help one’s professional life as the
United States is a hub for many different cultures; your classroom is bound to
have a similar issue, with the communication already started understanding how
to best handle it will come easier.
Thank
you to each of my International contacts and the friends that have helped
connect me with them! I look forward to
the many more conversations and encouragement that we will be able to offer
each other!
Also
to the classmates within the courses this semester, thank you for the
communication, encouragement, and challenges during this time together. I’m sure we will all see each other in
another course, if not, I wish you luck and stay in touch!
