Final Blog!!

Over the last eight weeks I have had the opportunity to dig deeper into the livelihood of other countries and their takes on early education. The mission was to initially build contact with a professional from another country. Unfortunately, my efforts were in vein because I never heard from the ten sources of whom I reached out to. Because of this, I was able to take a deeper look into online sources such as UNICEF and even the NHSA! I learned a lot about these organizations and what they have to offer, so I am very grateful for that! Listed below is a goal that I have set for myself when looking at international contacts, as well as three consequences that I have found to be during my contact with various countries. They are as listed below:

Goal-----To remain educated about early childhood procedures in other countries. Walden has shared websites; now it's up to me to put it to use in the future. Now I know how to contact others professionally in different regions of the world!

Consequences:

* Efforts reveal no results when trying to reach overseas personally. At times it's hard to form relations with others from around the world. This class is time specific, so maybe when I try for myself in the future......I may have more time to reach out to more professionals around the world. 

* Realization that in some countries, fighting for the right of an early education will be an uphill battle. For example, a country like the Philippines may not be as prominent as say Australia. So they will not view the importance of this type of education the same. Those kids in less developed countries like the Philippines are only entitled to an early education through private sectors if they are wealthy. So this within itself is a major issue!

* Time restraints listed above can be a consequence as well. In many areas of the world, they are days apart from the time zone here in the United States. So some of our efforts may take us talking to representatives at 3:30 am when it's 9:00 am for them!! Even though I had no professionals contacts, I can remember reading a couple of posts this 8 weeks that revealed how hard it was to "catch" each other because of time differences! So time restraints could be a huge consequence of international contacts!

Even though there are consequences, my feelings are so what?!? If you are passionate about doing something, IT CAN BE DONE!! It may take hard work and plenty of effort; but when you look at what's at stake (young children)......I think we all can agree that it's well worth the effort we have put forth!!!! Wishing you all the best on your educational journey!!!! 😃