Time Well Spent

I found out language is so limited to express my feelings now. I have started my learning in Walden university from October 27th, 2014, and all 11 courses will be finished on October 23rd, 2016. And what a productive, suffering but exciting journey it is.

I have learnt so many things including knowledge, skills and others from the learning, and I grow up from someone who know nothing in early childhood education to an educator who definitely know something and would like to continue to learn in the filed. To pick up three things, I will choose as following:

1. children development. This is the basic for children, but for me, it is new. I have learnt the developmental stages and what should pay attention to during the learning.

2. Issues in the filed. Biases, culture, poverty, etc. are the global issues we all face no matter which country you are living in. The discussions and learnings of these issues open my eyes, and I have a lot of Aha moments.

3. Leadership and communication skills. These skills are so important no matter in what field. In ECE field, if you want to move forward, and be the advocate for the change, you have to influence people to follow you, these skills are so important.

My long term goal are to develop a teacher training program and build up an institution for children, for example a kindergarten (year 2 - 6). I do have the dream and will try to realize it.

It's not easy to say goodbye to all the professors and my colleagues in Walden. All of you are so fantastic that inspire me to learn, to grow, all of you are the models I want to learn from, and I hope we can meet again somewhere in some way.

If you have any interest in working in China or would like to join me for the teacher training program for Chinese educators or want to open a kindergarten in China, please please contact me. My email add. is: bjsummerli@hotmail.com. Hope we can keep in touch any way...

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

The first website I open is http://www.unicef.org, and on their first page, I found out they have a promise to provide fair chances to every child, especially the children from poor families. Equity in education in China is one of my dream and desire to explore and achieve, the belief of UNICEF makes me feel comfortable to be with them. I like to work in their education department and help the children from poor families to have a fair start like others. I checked their job openings, and I like this one http://www.unicef.cn/en/career/4949.html. I have the love for children, the passion to achieve equity, and have a background of working in international education for so many years, I believe I am capable in this work

The second one I choose is http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKIXMGIpI4E/b.6146405/k.C7E9/About_Us.htm. "Save the Children invests in childhood – every day, in times of crisis and for our future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. By transforming children's lives now, we change the course of their future and ours. "

A healthy start of the child is every parent's dream and for the children, with a healthy start, they can be better prepared for their own life and future. Children are fragile, they need help and protection. They don't have a job opening yet, but I love to be part of it as a individual sponsor.


The third one is http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/introducing-unesco/
"UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values. It is through this dialogue that the world can achieve global visions of sustainable development encompassing observance of human rights, mutual respect and the alleviation of poverty, all of which are at the heart of UNESCO’S mission and activities.".
Right now in China, sustainable development is a very hot words because people are aware a lot about the air and water pollutions, people leave their home to work in the big cities for making a living etc. How to keep a sustainable society is a vital questions nowadays for every Chinese. And education definitely is a primal way to share the concepts and educate our young generation to be responsible for it.
I may choose to be a program coordinator responsible for education filed to achieve the goal.