"My Own Capacity"

Which issues impacting young children and their families and/or the field of early childhood fuel your passion?

 All issues concerning young children and their families fuel my passion, especially
 issues dealing with abuse/neglect and child hunger.  The thought of any child
 being hungry or abused/neglected makes me want to work harder as an
 advocate to help put an end to abuse/neglect and hunger.

What resources do you have at your disposal that can benefit your advocacy work? 

 My work, education and experience as an early childhood educator has provided me with many valuable resources such as local, state and national  organizations and agencies that support the well being of children and families.  I have also acquired a lot of resources through classes and research while at Walden that I will continue to use over the years to benefit my advocacy work.  

In what ways do you hope to grow in order to be a more effective advocate?

I hope to broaden my knowledge of the issues that affect young children and families by continuing to stay informed of the changes in early children education, as well as, the policies that affect the services to children and families.  I hope to build relationships with other advocates and become more involved in organizations that also support children and families.



                

Personal Advocacy Reflection

I remember being a Head Start student and having the two best teachers in the world.   As a child, I learned alot from these teachers, and I loved them dearly.  I always considered my time at Head Start as the best educational experience ever.  
In 1994, I went to work for Head Start as a Teacher, and those same two women were still working for Head Start.  They were serving in other roles for the program, but still had the same devotion and dedication.  I have always been inspired by their years of working with young children and being advocates, not only for Head Start, but for young children everywhere.  Over the years, I've strived to be just as good of a teacher for the children in my class as these women where to me.  I wanted to impact the children that I was teaching the way that my teachers impacted me.   Their impact made me realized the passion I have for educating and advocating for children.   I hope in my time as an educator, I have (will) inspire other children as well.

"WELCOME"

Hello everyone and welcome to class!!! I'm looking forward to working with you and sharing lots of great information and ideas.  Good luck to you all!!