After exploring the website by UNESCO (http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/), I have come across three insights pertaining to issues related to international early childhood education that are related to my professional goal.
1. I live in California and my professional goal is to work for the Los Angeles County of Education (LACOE). The organization UNESCO has a similar agency but this one does not only cover a single county but many parts of the world. It is called the International Bureau of Education (IBE). A few of their jobs are to track the starting age of compulsory education in many areas and legislation concerning early childhood education. This is a great source to have to be able to find out about ECE issues in many parts of the world.
2. Another insight is the websites photo gallery. As I read many research articles on poor countries which families are not able to afford an education for their children, it is nothing compared to imagers reelecting it. One picture is worth one thousand words. For example, in the Congo of Africa, a town called Kitschoro has an issue where very few families are able to send their children to school due to economical and security issues. I currently work with families that are struggling to pay for preschool because their income is not enough. They, for the most part, just have relatives babysit them. Sadly, most of these children's minds do not get stimulated might live an educational gap early on in life.
http://photobank.unesco.org/library/image/509/B626EazO5ll4gq42uY88yvr0.jpg
3. My last insight from this website is the information I gathered from the collaboration this organization pulled off. One of the issues related to inequity and accessibility is the type of early child care programs that are offered to families . Their conference on Early Childhood Education was composed of many different types of organizations. It had legislators, government representatives, UN agencies, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental agencies, private foundations and civil society institutions. I have been to several conferences that discuss the issues within ECE but I find it sad that I do not see many diverse agencies present. This organization is a great example of unity and the power of change it can bring.
Hi Frank,
ReplyDeleteI agree that the photos on this web site were moving and thought provoking. I find myself thinking of the children in my area, my state, and our country wondering if we would see some of those same pictures? It sounds as if in California you definitely do. Great post!