Please reply to each students post/discussion. Reply to their post by commenting on their ideas etc.
Class 1: Funding for Diversity
Courtty Yard: I believe that early childhood programs be funded in multiple ways. Parents should have to pay tuition. The reason I say that parents should pay tuition is that they should share some of the financial responsibility of paying for child care. If parents buy into a Program they are more likely to pay attention to the benefits of childcare. Quality programming requires that parents have stake in the Program. Parent copays and tuition ensures that parents have a tangible contribution to the well-being of their children. I believe state and federal assistance have their place and should be better monitored to ensure funds are go where needed.
· Are there other sources that could fund programs?
The sources that fund Programs are Quality Rating System, fundraising, great writing, tuition and sponsorship with community partners or businesses. Businesses could make use of partnerships by ensuring employers have contracted childcare. Another source is the uses of those in financial areas to help identify cutting.
· What way to you think is best for everyone involved (families, teachers, community)? Why?
I believe the best way for all involve is a having a Program foundered by mail. With multiple funding sources Programs and their staff working have access to better equipment and can better facilitate learning. children have access to a muliculteral Program. Children also learn to be accepting of other. Patience is a perhaps less skill.The families beinfit when their student s are supported and strong. Strong students mean a strong Pogram, strong Program creates strong communities strong programs and thus society.
Jojo Johnson: Early childhood programs should be funded by the State to ensure all children receive a quality learning experience in the early years. As a parent myself, I have experienced how difficult is to find a program that provides quality care that doesn’t take all my paycheck. Some families are unable to attend a particular center and receive a subsidy because they make “too much ”, quality and subsidy care should be available to all without taking into consideration their income, background, or culture. The care and education of young children in the United States are supported by nearly $40 billion yearly from a variety of sources at the federal, state, and local levels (Barnett & Hustedt, 2011).
Lately, the support towards early childhood programs has increased because our government started to listen more to educators, families, expertise, and associations that want to provide quality opportunities to all the children and families in the communities. Families can apply for subsidies, centers for different grants, and educators for free education. It is important to know what are the sources within our community that are available to fund our early childhood centers. Many companies have a program that helps to fund early childhood centers, churches that make significant donations, and families that help to do activities to recollect funds such as bingo night, art night, and festivals.
To get families, teachers, and the community on the same page, we need to share our sources and educate ourselves to be able to educate families, peers, and community to guarantee everyone is part and work as a team for the best future of our children. Most of the grants, subsidies, and funding programs are usually shared from one person to the other. It is important to create and be part of a community to obtain important data about funding options available. This will help contribute to providing children with the best learning experience in the early years.
Class 2: Collaboration or Expulsion
Rebe Luck: My rationale for collaborating with families regarding their child with exceptional needs is that educators need to communicate with the families and discuss the child's behavior. The reason why this is important because the child may be showing signs of exceptional needs, and if the parents and the educators don't know that a child has an exceptional need, they are going to expel a child which means that they are being punished for who they are. Collaboration is so important because if a child is expelled it can affect their achievement. "A growing body of research suggest that these types of disciplinary interventions negatively impact student achievement and increase both students' risk of dropping out and their likelihood of future involvement with the criminal ustic system… Research indicates that a child's early educational experiences greatly influence their development and outcomes later in life, making these data particularly consequential." (Rafa, 2018) I have no experience with situations involving expulsion or working with children with exceptional needs, as I have never worked in an early educational setting. One of the biggest strategies for collaboration with families to support their child's exceptional needs is consistent communication, which means that families and educators need to be communicating with each other in intervals of time, to ensure that the children are being provided the best education. Another strategy would be allowing parent involvement, which means that families are included in the activities that are going on in the learning environment on the days that they are apart of.
Jord James: Collaboration is necessary to ensure both the educators and families are on the same page. Educators and families should be sharing strategies that are used to help the child be successful at home and school. When educator’s and families work together, they child will have consistent expectations and is more likely to be expectations.
I have never been in a situation similar to an expulsion of any kind, but I have reached out to parents many times to see how they deal with certain situations with their child so that I can use the same strategies at school. This year I have one little girl who halfway through the year has started screaming at naptime. She doesn’t want to lay down, which I’m fine with, but she is so loud the other cannot sleep. After talking with her mother, we have found a way to help her actually go to sleep without an issue. She brought in her favorite bedtime story, and I read it to the class before naptime. The entire class loves it. This little girl doesn’t have exceptional needs, but I feel this is still a strategy I would use. I personally try to email families because drop-off and pick-up times can be stressful. Mornings are hard, children are still tired, and families usually need to get to work. Same with afternoons, children have a class or sports activity, or families just want to get home. This also allows me the time to properly write up my thoughts. I also don’t like to approach anything like it’s a “problem behavior”. If I have a child who throws fits and I can’t get them to calm down, I will email the parent asking how they calm their child down at home when they are feeling emotional. Most behaviors are age appropriate, and I just like to get some insight on how families handle it at home. I also like to share my strategies with parents. When I make a first/then chart for a child at school, I also send one home with the families. I feel the more strategies we share, the more likely the child will be successful.
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