International Early Childhood - Consequences of Learning

I really appreciate the opportunity to learn more from my international contact in Thailand. It was a blessing to hear about her passion that she had for her children. I enjoyed learning about the similarities and differences that we shared in education. One issue that I found interesting when I spoke with my contact and as I researched the issue of poverty, was that poverty in Thailand (29.9%) is a problem just as it is in the United States (15.1%). Another issue that I think is important to share about is with policies. After speaking with the international contacts about some of the poilices, she was able to shed some light on some of the issues that we discussed in class in regard to professional development and high quality programs. There is a lot to be learned from international collaboration and research. Hopefully we can take what we have learned from them and share it with others here. Last, I think that we can take what we have learned from our international contacts and our colleagues here at Walden and use some of the strategies and websites that were introduced to us in this class. We are seeing more and more children in our classrooms that speak different languages and this information that others have researched and shared with us can help us as we seek to provide the best that we can for these children. International Goal - I would love to visit the place where my international contact lives and teaches. I think that it would be a great opportunity to actually work alongside her and see her daily routine.