I read several articles from the developing child from Harvard and I must say Brazil is on top of their game. A group of Brazilians ranging from policy makers to civil society leaders gather together at Harvard to understand the importance of child development and how it can be applied to most social complex problems. The range of leaders wanted to strengthen early childhood policies in their community as well as strengthen public and social policies. Many of the leaders vowed to go back to their jurisdiction and communicate to their stakeholders beginning with the parents to the head of state about the importance of early childhood. I commend Brazil for their dedication to children and bettering their community. It takes a village to raise a child and this country is willing to take on the task.
In the next article I read it was about the children in Zimbabwe attending an early childhood program. Basically the program is trying to develop an assessment tool of the physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive development of the children. The assessment will be necessary for understanding the progress the children have developed in the program and monitoring the achievement gap. The assessment is called ZAMCAT which stands for Zimbabwe Child Assessment Test and is sure to make a difference in the early childhood program.
The last article I read was the basically an array of the collaboration and dedication that Harvard dedicates to early childhood globally. They worked with the people of Zimbabwe to develop and assessment tool, brought the people of Brazil over for a leadership class in the importance of early childhood and social problems. The magnitude of the work Harvard puts into creating a better world is inspiring. I hope one day to be able to part of the change of the world but in the meantime I will continue to make a difference one child at a time.
Michele,
ReplyDeleteOne child at a time is not a bad thing. You cannot conquer every problem but if you made a difference in one child’s life you also made a difference of their children and so on. Chances are you make a difference in multiple children’s life and eventually you will make a difference in every child’s life. I believe in the power of passion.
Lucinda
I think children everywhere deserve a quality education. I agree one child at a time is not so bad. All children are different and they learn differently. Like Michelle said if you make a difference in one child's life you are very likely to make one in many other lives, just taking it one child at a time.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the articles about trying to develop new assessment tools for children in other parts of the world. It must take a lot of time and effort to work with those children and come up with appropriate assessment questions and tasks. The developers must have to work so closely with these children for such a long period of time to get the best idea possible.
ReplyDeleteWow!! I was unaware that Brazil placed an importance on child development. I would have expected them to be behind the times due to the increased poverty occurring in their community. Knowing this information, I feel like we as a society need to place more importance on the early development of our children because they are our future in sustaining our society and workforce. Thanks again for sharing!
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