TIME WELL SPENT!!!

Congratulations to everyone for completing their final course in obtaining their Master of Science degree in Early Childhood Studies at Walden University!!!!! I have truly enjoyed the interactions that I had with each one of you as you provided me with great perspectives to shape my future as an early childhood advocate. As we end our educational journey I encourage everyone to remember that a single act of advocacy has the potential to change the lives of millions.

Thank You Dr. Teri as you encouraged me to self-reflect on my true passion and future goals as an early childhood professional. Your course assignments and precise feedback enabled me to broaden my perspectives with regards to issues and trends in the early childhood field and thoroughly analyzed ways in which I can provide effective advocacy to address these issues and trends. The teachings acquired in this class will remain at the forefront in my future endeavors as an early childhood professional.

 

Three deeply felt learnings that I have acquired throughout this course:

1.      Children are the face of our future therefore we as early childhood professionals must proactively and effectively advocate for their safety, health, education, and overall well-being.

2.      Advocacy work in the early childhood field is multifaceted and continually changing the lives of children and families worldwide.

3.      For one to evolve into an effective advocate within the early childhood field he/she must  possess essential qualities including effective communication, passion, dedication, motivation, and collaboration skills.

As I prepare to complete this course I have established four long term goals:

1.      Become a volunteer for a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for the healthy growth and development of children

2.      Become the Program Manager of healthy living programs created by a non-profit organization and established within impoverished communities in the state of Delaware.

3.      Establish a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthy nutrition and physical fitness within impoverished communities in the state of Delaware.

4.      Commit to remain abreast of current issues and trends within the early childhood field

 

Favorite Quotes:

“The happiness of any society begins with the well-being of the families that live in it”. - Kofi Annan, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and seventh Secretary-General of the United Nation

“We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history”. - Sonia Johnson, American Feminist Activist and Writer

“Every child is gifted. They just unwrap their packages at different times”. – Anonymous

“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children”. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German philosopher and theologian