Sharing Web Resources and What I have Learned

I am happy that the website (http://www.nbcdi.org/) I chose to research is back up and running again. I have learned so many things to help me in my career in the early childhood field. So many of us do not take the time to become familiar with news, research, and websites that promote diversity and culture in the lives of others; some of us only research sites that we are already familiar with. I am so happy to find a site that caters to young children who are often misunderstood.

While researching, I found an outside site, http://www.nbcdi.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2011-NBCDI-Policy-Agenda1.pdf  it provided information for those who would like to get involved with the political side of the early childhood field. It provides information on how to protect and sustain investments in early childhood education and care, ways to increase alignment and coordination across early childhood and the early grades, ways to invest in early childhood workforce quality, how to promote meaningful family engagement, and how to reduce childhood obesity and hunger. This helped me to see how important political involvement is in the field.

I also found this site, http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education/report/2012/08/22/29002/unequal-education/ it discuss how education equalities differs between black, white, and Hispanic children. It is a great article to view because, educators do not realize that we should advocate for equality between each student we serve.

One area of the NBCDI site I chose to look further into was the news section. One topic that caught my attention was the Smart Start Campaign for Early Learning. It discussed efforts to get the president to acknowledge the early learning of children and how it will benefit them in the future. NBCDI challenged followers to get on twitter and advocate to the president prior to his state of the union address. I enjoyed this section of the website because it provided useful information for parents, educators, and others.

Currently, I am not receiving a newsletter; however, I have signed-up and I look forward to sharing with my followers.

This entire website is centered on the inequities and non-excellence of black children in society. I am black, so I know what these children are going through. Many of them are judged on the color of their skin, the education of their parents, and the history of their heritage. Many of them do not receive fair treatment in school or in society as a whole. Many of these children would far succeed their peers if they had equal opportunities. The inequities in education alone are enough for concern. Please do not misunderstand my view, I know some of these children have the same opportunities as their peers; however, many of them do not because of their economic status and the generational inequities within their family system.

Through my research, I have found that black children are more at risk for obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases. It is sad that some of these children have health issues because of family history and current situations that contribute to their risk factors. I have learned so many new things about the children and issues of children and families around the world. I look forward to researching more within this website.

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