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.
Lah-Lah
