This could be You.
Share with your
colleagues the area of the world you chose and why.
I chose to look at West and Central Africa because this is a
place I wanted to visit and teach. I have been telling myself that I am going
to Africa. Africa appears to be one of the Regions that have the most problems
with children getting an education. There are few teachers and much child abuse
I want to help end the hunger, I want to educate the children, and I want to
experience the African lifestyle.
Describe in detail
some of the challenges that children in this region of the world are
confronting.
According to the reading not enough teachers is one of the
challenges faced in Africa. Two out of ten children dies before age five
because of hunger. Forty percent of the children are out of school and when
they go to school it could be a tragedy.
Explain how these
experiences might have an effect on children’s emotional wellbeing and
development.
Children that suffer from abuse at a young age grow up to
become rebellious. “Children aged five and younger are at an ever greater risk
for neglect than older children: almost 80 percent of all maltreatment victims
in the younger age group experienced neglect in FFY2009, compared with
two-thirds of children aged six and older.” (DeVooght, McCoy-Roth, &
Freundlich, 2011)
Include a personal
and professional reflection. Explain the insights you gained and the influences
they may have on you as a person and as an early childhood professional.
I want to visit Africa to experience their lifestyle, their
teaching techniques, and to adopt a child and possibly more than one. I want to
take at least one child from the pain and misery. As an early childhood
professional I want to give those children (all of them) a chance to be
educated.
DeVooght, K., McCoy-Roth, M., & Freundlich, M. (2011)
Young and vulnerable: Children five and under experience high maltreatment
rates. Early Childhood Highlights 2 2, (April
29, 2011) Retrieved February 23, 2013 from
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There is a women's group I used to meet with and the majority of women have a heart for Africa. One woman grew up in South Africa, two women have traveled there and another is planning a trip. One of these four women has also discovered her daughters are in Africa and is going through the adoption process right now. I hear the saying is, you can never wash the African dirt off your feet because once you're there you never truly leave. I really enjoyed what you shared, there is a wonderful community of people who love Africa and the love seems quite pure! I hope you make it there and are able to live out the dreams you have shared!
ReplyDeleteThank you Patricia. Africa is my first stop/step in changing the way children learn and live. I am doing all I can to get there.
DeleteI enjoyed reading about your dream of traveling to Africa.It appears that some of the schools in Africa faces the same challenges our school system face. I have no doubt you will be a positive influence WHEN you do go to Africa.
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