Getting to know your international contacts

Throughout this course, I attempted to contact international early childhood professionals, but I was not successful. This week I listened to a podcast on World Forum. I was interested in this particular discussion, because it tied into this week's discussion on quality, and professional goals. This week featured an early childhood professional(Barbara Jones) who was displeased with the public school system, and as a result of her displeasure, she left the school district, moved to California in search of a quality program that she said" looked like the early childhood schools she read about in the books" . After working for several montesorri schools, and head start programs, Ms. Barbara Jones, opened her own montesorri school in Falmouth Maine, which was featured in the showcase section of the "Exchange Magazine". I enjoyed hearing all of the steps she took to get to her final goal. She waited for two years, to purchase a boarded up building, she had expressed interest in. I felt inspired, and hopeful about opening my own quality program. When I first enrolled in early childhood( back in 1994),I often dreamed of opening a program assessible to all children and families. I wanted a program financially affordable to all families, and if a family could not afford to pay : their child would still be enrolled. When I discuss my dreams with my friends and family, I began to describe what I see in my mind. I want a staff of caring professionals, skilled in understanding how children develop and learn, and how to create an environment of acceptance, and growth. I also desire to see a uniformed staff in company shirts, with a nice pair of jeans and tennis shoes. I want parents to feel confident, that their children are in good hands. I am so excited.    

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