Time Well Spent
The
past twenty months of this Master’s Program has been a great journey and I have
learned that providing a safe learning environment for the children and
supporting the children, families and the community and focusing on families
culture is very important. Throughout my
research I have learned that there are many organizations out there that will
help teacher and parents become deeply involved in their child’s education.
Organizations such as the Mississippi
State University Extension Service in which there mission is to provide research-based information, educational programs, and
technology transfer focused on issues and needs of the people of Mississippi, Mississippi State University
Early Childhood Institute, which offers
a number of programs and services designed to enhance the quality of early
learning experiences for young children, National Associations
for the Education of Young Children because it is the world’s largest
organization working on behalf of our young children. The organization mission is to “to serve and act on behalf of the
needs, rights and well-being of all young children with primary focus on the
provision of educational and developmental services and resources” (National Associations for the Education
of Young Children)
and the National
Education Association which is totally committed with Improving Early Childhood
Education and is a high quality organization free, publicly funded, quality kindergarten programs in all
states.
My long-term goal is to be an advocate in the field
of education while working with the Mississippi State University Early
Childhood Institute. I plan to continue
the success of our young children and help parents stay involve in their child’s
school and education from preschool through high school and college as
well. Parents need to know that they are
important and they are their child/children first teacher. My next goal is to help teachers in early childhood
education programs improve their working conditions and practices, provide
high-quality systems and include groups who are committee to performing
excellence. I will value partnership with families,
parents, communities and other to have quality education.
Throughout the last eight weeks, it has been a
struggle for me but we the support of Dr. Davis and my colleagues’ it has
became a success. I thank you all for
helping me to dig deep in my thoughts and encouraging me to respond in details
to your post and blogs. These past
twenty months have been a journey I will not forget and who to see familiar faces
and names in Walden University Doctoral Degree programs.
My Favorite Quotes
"Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the
world."- Maria Montessori
"Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre."
- Gail Godwin
"The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one."
- Malcolm Forbes
"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed."
- Maria Montessori
"In early childhood you may lay the foundation of poverty or riches, industry of idleness, good or evil, by the habits to which you train your children. Teach them right habits then, and their future life is safe.”
- Lydia Sigourney
To my colleagues, please feel free to contact me via email shortlakeshia@yahoo.com or Short325@gmail.com. It has really been a great opportunity to share this learning experience with you all and again I hope to see familiar faces and names as we continue to succeed in life.
Thanks
LaKeshia S. Short
References
Mississippi State University Early Childhood
Institute
The National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Education Association http://www.nea.org/home/19583.htm