The blog for week 5 ask us to review three
influential international web sites that are dedicated to early childhood
education and research some of the international issues that they experience in
comparison to the United States. I chose
to research the web page: Early Childhood
Development Virtual University (ECDVU) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA):
Some of the current international research topics
include: the quality of child services,
the perception of what is needed in early childhood education, obtaining
knowledge of ECD with training and services, parental involvement (especially
fathers) in ECD programs and curriculum.
These topics are just a few of many topics that this
web site promotes. These particular topics
were insightful to me because these are noted issues here in the US that, we as
professionals, are trying to overcome in our daily activities. It is only an extension of the unity that we
share, even across countries. We are one
body of people with the same needs, issues, and desires for our communities.
I was very interested in the reading the early
childhood development reports from Ghana.
I did not know a lot about Ghana.
We had a student to live with us when I was a child. She is from Ghana. She is a beautiful woman inside and out. She came to the US in order to attend
college. When it came time for her to
return to her country; she would start another program and pursue another
degree. I was very young then and I had
no idea that she was probably continuing her education in order to keep from
going back to her country.
It was very shocking to read about the non-existent
opportunities for education for everyone; but the lack of education for women
and children was phenomenal. It is safe
to assume that what we perceive from a situation as a child may very well not
have anything at all to do with the reality of the actual situation. I am so grateful to have had her in my life
during my early years. I always looked
at her as an angel for our family; not knowing that we were really her
angels. She was not just a student to
us. She became part of our family. She was a mother when my mother was working,
she was a tutor when I needed help, she also use to braid my hair is some of
the most awesome styles never seen in the US (so I thought). She was the greatest big sister to me. Now I know that she was able to escape the
possibilities and exploitation of trafficking, sexual abuse, and disease. She was also able to receive and education
that she would never have been allowed to experience in her country.
Amelia
Wilson
A
Mother’s Wish, LLC
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