THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!!!

 “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.”
John F. Kennedy

I want to thank all of you for your willingness to share your thoughts here in the blog and in our discussions. It has been an amazing journey so far.   I am thankful for the questions you asked which gave me the opportunity to reflect deeper into who I am and what I am doing to make Early Childhood a better place for our children.  It has been my pleasure to read all of your blogs and gain insight into areas of this field I was not aware of.  Good luck in your future, hopefully we will see each other ( our namesJ) in other courses.

NAEYC Code of Ethics

Section IV

Ethical Responsibilities to Community and Society

I-4.4—To work through education, research, and advocacy toward a society in which all young children have access to high-quality early care and education programs.

I-4.5—To work to ensure that appropriate assessment systems, which include multiple sources of information, are used for purposes that benefit children.

I-4.8—To further the professional development of the field of early childhood care and education and to strengthen its commitment to realizing its core values as reflected in this Code

It is my passion to make sure each child has a high quality experience, within that experience we need to make sure programs have a balance that includes the use of assessment tools.  These tools need to be used as intended by the research that makes them reliable. The use of assessment systems need to be used by administration for the benefit of children, these tools can enhance the learning experience for children when a teacher uses the tool appropriately. As a teacher it is my responsibility to continue to learn and apply new research and information that will offer better educational opportunities to children, parents and community partners as we continue to strengthen our community starting with our youngest learners.