Early Head Start is a program that uses families and children to evaluate their programs in research settings. “A rigorous evaluation of Early Head Start in 17 programs selected from the first program cohorts shows that the program had significant and positive impacts on a wide range of parent and child dimensions, some with implications for children’s later school success.”
Early Head Start Benefits Children and Families Retrieved from
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/ehs/ehs_resrch/reports/dissemination/research_briefs/research_brief_overall.pdf
Parents who participate in HS(Head Start) are found to have greater quality of life satisfaction; increased confidence in coping skills; and decreased feelings
of anxiety, depression, and sickness. HS children are at least eight percentage points more likely to have had their immunizations than those children who did not attend preschool. Similarly, EHS(Early Head Start) children had a higher immunization rate than children in a control group.
Benefits of Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) Programs Retrieved from http://www.nhsa.org/files/static_page_files/081FD64E-1D09-3519-ADC7E878DDB5CEC9/REDFactSheets1.pdf
I have witnessed families that are enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start programs and have been impressed with their desire to learn and work to better their lives and their child’s life. The Head Start that I observed in Newton was a community of helpful teachers and counselors and responsive parents with healthy children.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
My interest in the childhood field
My interest in the childhood field lies with the education of teachers going into the field. It appears that many young people who are going into the teacher field of early childhood have lots of book knowledge, which is good, but they are short on practical knowledge.
My focus for this class is the standards set by the states, particularly Kansas. I will be working to investigate the qualifications that are required for an Early Childhood teacher.
I want to research resources that teachers can use for children and their families if they are not knowledgeable or qualified to do so.
Thirdly, developing a mentoring system and how it could or would work for helping those inexperienced and uncommitted teachers to realize their potential. I know that mentoring systems are used in public school systems, at least some and they work. My daughter-in-law was mentored her first year, now she visits her mentor regularly. Her daughter goes with her to visit, Hannah asks often when they are going to visit Kay again. It not only helped my daughter-in-law but her daughter.
My focus for this class is the standards set by the states, particularly Kansas. I will be working to investigate the qualifications that are required for an Early Childhood teacher.
I want to research resources that teachers can use for children and their families if they are not knowledgeable or qualified to do so.
Thirdly, developing a mentoring system and how it could or would work for helping those inexperienced and uncommitted teachers to realize their potential. I know that mentoring systems are used in public school systems, at least some and they work. My daughter-in-law was mentored her first year, now she visits her mentor regularly. Her daughter goes with her to visit, Hannah asks often when they are going to visit Kay again. It not only helped my daughter-in-law but her daughter.
I am still a little boggled with the idea of research but the simulations and guidance from the textbook and the other directional articles. I have been working in the field of teaching children since I was eleven. I started as the teacher for the preschoolers in my church. Teaching has become a challenge for me health wise. At least, this last situation was such a struggle I had to quit. I had three children that were extremely disruptive, one physically and sometimes abusive, kicking, hitting, spitting on me, knocking me on the floor and threatening to kill me. I am sore, tired and discouraged. I want to stay in the early childhood field but have no idea where to go from here. I do not know how to go about researching areas that would be a good fit for me. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Friday, November 11, 2011
My granddaughter is so smart
I overheard this discussion between my granddaughter and her friend:
Hannah: Santa is going to come down our chimney and put presents under our tree.
Emma: Well, maybe Santa will not come to our house, we do not have a fireplace or chimney. How will he get into the house?
Hannah: Just leave the door unlocked.
How smart is that?
Hannah: Santa is going to come down our chimney and put presents under our tree.
Emma: Well, maybe Santa will not come to our house, we do not have a fireplace or chimney. How will he get into the house?
Hannah: Just leave the door unlocked.
How smart is that?
Saturday, October 29, 2011
God Bless each classmate, Week 8
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• Post at least three consequences of learning about the international early childhood field for your professional and personal development (any format, any length)
Learning about international early childhood field makes my heart yearn to travel to Guinea to assist in teaching parents and grandparents the importance of nutrition and their child’s education. I am not sure how that can happen but my heart sure wants to as I know the problems and the poverty in that country and I hear from friends that things are not as good as it was when I was there.
I have so many questions about the things I have learned, how can they really be resolved with so much ignorance and lack of concern about the importance of Early Childhood Education, or even the importance of our children. With so many children living in poverty level or even below in our own country, where is the money and resources coming from to support organizations such as SAVE THE CHILDREN in other countries.
I once, was offered a position for a short term working with SAVE and was not allowed to take it at the advice of the mission I was working with. Now at this time in my life, where do I find a way for me to contribute and be a supporter of this kind of work. Does my teaching a little boy from India count and is that all the further it will go?
• Post one goal for the field related to international awareness of issues and trends and the spirit of collegial relations
I have looked at the goals that I set down in the Foundations class and look at where I am now. I feel like I am spinning my wheels and going nowhere. When I was thinking things were going so well for me, now with loosing my job, taking one with less pay, and having to live with my son and his family: I feel like I am in a financial prison.
I do want to thank my classmates for being so encouraging and questioning me, and supporting my posts. I especially want to thank Christina Parker, Darcey Richardson, Leigh Todd and Amy Smith for hanging in there as encouragers from the first class. Thanks so much girls. Thank you to Dr. Dartt.
• Post at least three consequences of learning about the international early childhood field for your professional and personal development (any format, any length)
Learning about international early childhood field makes my heart yearn to travel to Guinea to assist in teaching parents and grandparents the importance of nutrition and their child’s education. I am not sure how that can happen but my heart sure wants to as I know the problems and the poverty in that country and I hear from friends that things are not as good as it was when I was there.
I have so many questions about the things I have learned, how can they really be resolved with so much ignorance and lack of concern about the importance of Early Childhood Education, or even the importance of our children. With so many children living in poverty level or even below in our own country, where is the money and resources coming from to support organizations such as SAVE THE CHILDREN in other countries.
I once, was offered a position for a short term working with SAVE and was not allowed to take it at the advice of the mission I was working with. Now at this time in my life, where do I find a way for me to contribute and be a supporter of this kind of work. Does my teaching a little boy from India count and is that all the further it will go?
• Post one goal for the field related to international awareness of issues and trends and the spirit of collegial relations
I have looked at the goals that I set down in the Foundations class and look at where I am now. I feel like I am spinning my wheels and going nowhere. When I was thinking things were going so well for me, now with loosing my job, taking one with less pay, and having to live with my son and his family: I feel like I am in a financial prison.
I do want to thank my classmates for being so encouraging and questioning me, and supporting my posts. I especially want to thank Christina Parker, Darcey Richardson, Leigh Todd and Amy Smith for hanging in there as encouragers from the first class. Thanks so much girls. Thank you to Dr. Dartt.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
WEEK SEVEN
This week I received a newsletter from NIEER,National Institute for Early Education Research. The highlight this week was on the school lunch programs.
I have not received any information from my other contacts this week. Save The Children publish once a month therefore no new since I last wrote about them. Their concern now is that Congress will take action to protect the children around the world. This would come through their U. S. Foreign assistance funding program.
I have not received any information from my other contacts this week. Save The Children publish once a month therefore no new since I last wrote about them. Their concern now is that Congress will take action to protect the children around the world. This would come through their U. S. Foreign assistance funding program.
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