** Final Blog Assignment **

3 Consequences of learning about the international early childhood field for my personal and professional development.



1. My friend who teaches internationally, in Dubai (UAE) informed me that many Asians migrate to the country in hopes of finding better paying jobs to support their families, however, because of the public school laws and the cost of international school fees, many of the Asian immigrants have to leave their children and families back home. Some migrants work in Dubai for years before returning back to their home countries. Dubai is a country known for glitz, glam and wealth. Many Asian immigrants find work in tourism or building some of the countries biggest sky scrappers. Some countries, such as Dubai require expensive tuitions in order for children to receive the best quality educations, kinda similar to here in the U.S.

2. Many countries do not address equity, development, funding OR quality education programs in the same way as we do here in the United States, or let alone, Georgia. I find it interesting that the United States is still playing "catch up" with other countries as far as developmentally appropriate activities as well as proper developmental milestone characteristics among children and the resources available for their families.

3. I appreciate the awareness of different issues and trends in the educational system around the world and I also plan to connect with other professionals and advocates to hopefully raise funding, and promote healthy, safe and nurturing environments for children around the world.


My goal is to subscribe to different newsletters on various websites such as ZeroTOThree, NAEYC, and other organizations regarding volunteering, donations, upcoming events, trends and issues that'll allow me to connect with other educators and professionals in the filed of early childhood studies. Forming partnerships and continued research are important characteristics in a world of ever changing research, technology and development.