The professional and personal
significance I drew from these stories is how beneficial we, as educators, are.
Until you hear it from either a parent
or family member, or you see it in the progress that the children are making,
you may not realize how important this job is.
Involvement opportunities for
parents and family members benefit young children, families, and the early
childhood field. When families are involved in a child’s early childhood
experience, it makes the child feel more comfortable and it shows them that
they are loved and supported. It is also a way to bring the family
together. Last but not least, it
benefits the early childhood field because shows support of the experience that
we are attempting to give each child and it also gives the families a better
understanding of the early childhood field as a whole.
Hearing such stories motivates
early childhood professionals, the public, policymakers and government
officials to work harder to make the early childhood field a continued success.
It also gives more awareness of the field and the good it does.
Parent involvement is an essential
system element for all stands of service in the early childhood field. In order
for the early childhood field to continue to thrive and continue to be successful,
parents and families must be involved in every aspect of the educational
process. Without parent involvement, there would be no early childhood field.
It takes parents, families, children, teachers, advocates, and the community to
make this field a success.
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ReplyDeleteKimberly,
ReplyDeleteYou are so right without parents there will be no children to educate. In watching the videos you are reminded all the good work teachers do in the community. The Head Start program benefit so many families all around the United States. Without active parental involvement most programs would fail.
Kimberly,
ReplyDeleteWhen parents are involved in children's education, the children are more productive and capable of learning. Therefore, I agree that parental and community involvement are essential to early childhood education. Therefore, we need more programs and strategies to encourage parent involvement.
I agree that a parents involvement is vital to a child's success. When I see parents (single parents) who struggle without resources and children walking home alone on busy streets with no safe cross walks, I know they need resources with safe havens for children after school. With budget cuts after school programs aren't available. I hope Head Start will be able to collaborate with the school district to provide more. We need to help parents and families support their children in a safe environment.
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