Three Deeply Felt Learnings from my Master’s in Early
Childhood Studies Program
1.
The issues that surround the field for children
and families and just how much is needed.
I had no idea about this before starting this course. I was unfamiliar with this field and had no
clue. It has been mind blowing and heart
wrenching at the same time to understand the needs that should be filled.
2.
The unbias work.
When we learned about microaggressions and unbias work I felt very
humbled that there were people out there doing their best to stop bias
behavior. I always make it a point to
show my daughter our differences made us unique and special but we are all
ultimately the same. I really enjoyed
learning about microaggressions and how often they are used in our
society. I am concerned with how
children are raised to single out or hate other groups, and was very touched by
this work.
3.
Communication.
I learned so much from our communication class about verbal and
non-verbal cues, assuming, and listening.
This class actually saved me from divorce! I saw how we communicate in a whole new light
and take that with me wherever I go. I hope
to continue to learn about communication and the different ways in which we do
that now that technology has also become a huge way we communicate.
A long term goal of mine is to help children and families in
my new home of Quebec. I have found out
things about the family system there that make me feel worried but I am hopeful
that I can fit in somewhere eventually and start to fulfill these dreams. I have to start somewhere and I might as well
make friends, learn the language, adapt to the culture and have fun with
finding out more information so I can figure out a way to help.
I want to thank my instructors and my colleagues immensely
for being patient with me and guiding me through my course. My instructors with Walden are the best I
have ever had, and before Walden I went to a military school. My colleagues have actually felt like family
to me. I have never had such comradely with
classmates before, and their feedback and advice has been a blessing. Thank you so much for giving me a chance to
expand myself as a student, a mother, and as a successful member of the Early
Childhood Field.
This little life is the reason why I chose this field and
why I live and breathe each day.
“Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it
is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them
with your favorite colors.”
― Khaled Hosseini
“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children,
but we can at least prepare our children for the future.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Accept the children the way we accept trees—with gratitude,
because they are a blessing—but do not have expectations or desires. You don’t
expect trees to change, you love them as they are.”
― Isabel Allende
“Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally
speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. Most
adults have the advantage of education over children, but what is the use of an
education if they show a big smile while hiding negative feelings deep inside?
Children don’t usually
act in such a manner. If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and
then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day.”
― Dalai Lama XIV
My email address is racergurl214@yahoo.com. Email me at any time, I am never bothered and willing to help!
My email address is racergurl214@yahoo.com. Email me at any time, I am never bothered and willing to help!
