In Figure 1.1 of Chapter One (Kieff, 2009), the author lists nine characteristics of effective advocates. Which three do you feel are most important in early childhood education? Why?
The three characteristics of effective advocates that I feel are most important in early childhood education are having a vision, communicating effectively, and being passionate. The reason I think that it is important to have a vision is because it will helps give you a reason. For example, Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision was equality of all people. He “recognized that a problem that is negatively affecting them, or people throughout the world and then do something positive about it” (Kieff, 2008, p. 5). Over, the years the field of early childhood education has worked hard towards ensuring that children receive a high-quality education. I think that as early childhood educators, we need to …show more content…
I believe that being passionate about the topic will help us work even harder towards improving the issue. In the field of early childhood education we can make a difference in the lives of the children and their families. Hoever, we can only accomplish this by advocating for what we believe in. For instance, our program aspires to create programs that are high quality and meet the needs of the families they serve. Therefore, it hosts several teacher trainings also my director holds advocacy meeting s in the community. According to Kieff (2008) since children are not able to “advocate for their needs, advocacy should be a high priority for early childhood professionals” (p. 10). Therefore, early childhood professionals have a responsibility to “become involved” and advocate for children’s rights (Kieff, 2008, p.10). We can make change what we see wrong by coming to advocating for what we believe in. As educators, one of our roles is to speak up and be the voice for young
The three characteristics of effective advocates that I feel are most important in early childhood education are having a vision, communicating effectively, and being passionate. The reason I think that it is important to have a vision is because it will helps give you a reason. For example, Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision was equality of all people. He “recognized that a problem that is negatively affecting them, or people throughout the world and then do something positive about it” (Kieff, 2008, p. 5). Over, the years the field of early childhood education has worked hard towards ensuring that children receive a high-quality education. I think that as early childhood educators, we need to …show more content…
I believe that being passionate about the topic will help us work even harder towards improving the issue. In the field of early childhood education we can make a difference in the lives of the children and their families. Hoever, we can only accomplish this by advocating for what we believe in. For instance, our program aspires to create programs that are high quality and meet the needs of the families they serve. Therefore, it hosts several teacher trainings also my director holds advocacy meeting s in the community. According to Kieff (2008) since children are not able to “advocate for their needs, advocacy should be a high priority for early childhood professionals” (p. 10). Therefore, early childhood professionals have a responsibility to “become involved” and advocate for children’s rights (Kieff, 2008, p.10). We can make change what we see wrong by coming to advocating for what we believe in. As educators, one of our roles is to speak up and be the voice for young