My few last words.....

     There are so many areas of learning that have intrigued me over these past two years, how do I narrow down to three? One subject that made a deep impression on me was activism. To be an advocate for improvement to the early childhood field is an option that had never occurred to me until I studied it with my classmates at Walden, and will always be a possible avenue to pursue. I don't imagine ever retiring, so when I am physically unable to keep up with the kids, or if a specific issue becomes urgent, I will attempt to make a difference through writing policy. Current research and policies will be on my radar when considering politicians worthiness.
     Secondly,  I hold a deep appreciation for researchers and the difficulties in studying this field. Little brains are so hard to tap into, but the importance of understanding what is going on in those minds is extremely important. To then add in the many challenges young children are facing today that are still unanswered puzzles, the work they do seems insurmountable. Thanks to my Walden education, I can learn about the latest research being conducted and determine for myself it is valid and whether I agree with it or not.
   Thirdly, a specific topic that hit me was the study of biases and prejudice. I was shocked and a bit embarrassed to learn that I was guilty of many micro aggression comments and/or invalidations. This is an area that I will actively be aware of forever. I will be conscious of my words and actions, and teach others this awareness, the importance of it, and how to stop committing micro aggressions, micro invalidations, and micro insults.
     My long term goal is to become well known in this field as an agent of change. I want parents and educators to look toward my methods for guidance, and recognize the benefits of working cooperatively with each other for the good of mankind. I want competition to be recognized as important, but not to the point of creating hate.

SO.... no goodbyes here, just so-long-for-nows!! Thank you to all my colleagues for your support and encouragement, your inspiration and for providing me with different lenses to see my career field. I especially need to thank the fantastic professors and the ease of the Walden system to get this old technology challenged lady through the program.

     I hope to follow my colleagues through their blogs...I will try to keep mine up to date and hope some of you will, also!

Doing my favorite thing :)

How I feel about every day

The word I hope to spread

 MY EMAIL IS RENEEBADAY@GMAIL.COM. I welcome any and all shared contacts!

Please look for each other at graduation and don't hesitate to come up to me if you recognize me!!

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON CHILDREN

     United Way Worldwide's mission is to improve lives by mobilizing caring power of communities around the world to advance common good. I was attracted to the fact that they utilize the power of communities. I liked their method of focusing on education, income, and health as the building blocks of a good quality life (United Way Worldwide, n.d.) 

     Director of United for Children is a position open in Norfolk, Va, so it would not take much to relocate there. The position involves integrating individuals, families, neighborhoods, and schools to break the cycle of poverty. Only a bachelor's degree is necessary, but a large amount of community organizing and data collection in involved, requiring past experience.

     The Global Partnership for Education attempts to ensure that children still get an education despite disruptions to their lives. They support developing countries. . . prioritizing the poorest, most vulnerable, and those living in fragile, conflict affected countries (Global Partnership, n.d.). I find this important because these children are already so traumatized we need to help them get on track with their education.

     They post a job opportunity for Knowledge Management Consultant that I found interesting. It is a position that involves data collection, advising on the assessment process and instruments others chose, help compile and analyze the data, and write the findings. A Master's degree plus 5 years work experience would be necessary before I could adequately do this job, but I was intrigued by interview processes in early childhood when taking the research class. This is a job, because it is temporary to last the length of the assessment, that I would like to try.

  

     Education Above All believes every child should live have the opportunity to learn through a quality primary education. It was created by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar.  Their aim is to reduce the number of children who are missing out on their right to an education.

     I would like to be a Senior Education Specialist with this organization because it involves working to develop innovative evidenced-based family related programes and activities by developing training workshops for local NGOs in order to enhance and strengthen efforts to better understand family relationships (Educate a Child, n.d). 

References

Educate a Child. (n.d.) Senior Education Specialist, Retrieved from:

  

     http://educateachild.org/about/our-people/leena-al-derham

Global Partnership. (n.d.) Retrieved from: http://www.globalpartnership.org/

United Way Worldwide. (n.d.). Our Impact. Retrieved from: https://www.unitedway.org/