Early childhood education – a solution for better education and health outcomes, less crime and poverty and greater economic prosperity – James Heckman, Nobel Prize winning Economics Professor.
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Final Blog: Consequences of Learning about International Early Childhood Field
1st Consequence: Throughout this course there were many consequences that were presented and I learned about while researching different countries and different topics relating to the early childhood education field. Equity was a big area for me. Equity is an area that is getting out of hand very quickly and needs to be addressed and resolution … Continue reading Final Blog: Consequences of Learning about International Early Childhood Field
Professional Goals, Hopes and Dreams
One of the main issues that is being discussed in the area that I live and work is the long lasting affect of substantial drug use by families and the increase that has taken place in the area over the past couple of years. Children are being found in cars on the side of the … Continue reading Professional Goals, Hopes and Dreams
Five Questions
One of the links that was provided on the website I have been following brought me to an article about how a national poll was taken and superintendents say that too little money is invested in early childhood education. A national poll was taken and approximately 80% of the US K-12 superintendents state that their … Continue reading Five Questions
Early Childhood Care and Education: Worldwide Challenges and Progresses
Zambia, located in Sub-Saharan Africa, was among 190 countries that adopted the Millennium Development Goals and committed to meeting the goal of achieving universal primary education by the year 2015. Their government acknowledged the importance in educating their youth and took the steps to universalize their primary education and assist in stopping illiteracy in the mid … Continue reading Early Childhood Care and Education: Worldwide Challenges and Progresses
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