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¶ … Social Change and Positive Outcomes for Young Children and Families
As an individual who has been involved in learning about and enacting various measures to implement early childhood education, I have entertained several different philosophies and methodologies on this subject. Therefore, I believe that I am more than qualified to identify what the aims of early childhood education are. Prior to denoting what those aims are, I believe it is relevant to discuss some of my experience within this field, which has encompassed working with small and large groups, individuals, and partaking in a number of conferences and conversations with both teachers, administrators and parents, which is a part of "school accountability" (Wong and Wang, 2010, p. 163). What I have learned from my experience within this field is that the principle objectives of this particular discipline are to provide the foundation for children to effectively mold and shape the future in a positive way. I have learned that my implementing some core values to these children at an early age instructors can actually help to foster positive social change by helping to cultivate the next individuals of society in a balanced, disciplined way so that they can positively impact that society. These aims are extremely lofty, yet the responsibility of the early childhood educator is no less serious.
Again, after involving myself in numerous aspects of early childhood education for the past couple of years...
A large part of what we as early childhood educators do is help children to utilize the emotional, cognitive, and rudimentary physical tools that they have to cope with the vicissitudes of life. Moreover, by teaching them basic values such as temperance, patience, understanding, kindness, and consideration for others, we can actually help to mold these individuals into compassionate, intelligent, attuned people who are cognizant of themselves and of the others around them -- so that they can positively affect the latter. I have learned that the early childhood educator's approach to this goal typically works well when it is synthesized with a similar approach from parents and home connections, and when the child's family seeks the same sort of goals.
I believe that the current research which I am studying, "Spirituality in Young Children's Temperament and Self-Control," can succor the quality of care and education for every child I interact with. I am also confident that if other early childhood educators (as well as family members and parents) utilize the same sort of principles discussed in this research that it is possible for all children to reap the benefits of this approach as well. The spiritual component is an integral one towards…
References
Hardin, B.J., & Hung, H.F. (2011). A cross-cultural comparison of services for young children with disabilities using the ACEI Global Guidelines Assessment (GGA). Early Childhood Education Journal, 39(2), 103-114.
Wong, M.N.C., Wang, X.C., (2010). Accountability and quality in early childhood education: Perspectives from Asia. Early Education and Development, 21(2), 163-166.
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