Our profession and practice demands that we operate with the highest morals and uphold most noble values because we are responsible and accountable for the most precious and delicate stage of life's development.
Here are a few of them:
1-1.1 (NAEYC)TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION AND TO STAY INFORMED THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING. A thorough understanding of the basic knowledge of obtainable standard about early childhood field is the necessary foundation of anyone who will make an impact in the field. It is completely impossible to practice professionalism without acquiring the basic knowledge of the basics of child development. Otherwise it will just be baby sitting.
Before now, I keep myself informed with available but few books and I am yet going to keep taking in as much as are available,. There is no end to staying informed with new findings. N ow, I am open to a wealth of resources and I am just so hungry to fill, and to practice. New findings are coming up everyday either to support the old or to challenge our thinking and realign our minds to better functionality.
I-2.8(NAEYC) TO HELP FAMILY MEMBERS ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR OF THEIR CHILDREN AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SKILLS AS PARENTS: Parents and caregivers/Teachers/childcare supervisors are partners and the bonding factor is the child. More and more parents are seeking to have more explicit understanding of how to better work with their children. They have questions ranging from feeding to developmental challenges, to learning pace and it goes on and on. It is my responsibility to provide them with hope. As a leader, i do not have to know everything but I need to know how to use my resources, and of course, find it a ready tool to work with parent (Hernandez, Laureate Education, 2010). Professionals are parents' hope.
1-1.5 (DEC)We shall use individually appropriate assessment strategies including multiple sources of information such as observations, interviews with significant caregivers, formal and informal assessments to determine children’s learning styles, strengths, and challenges.
Each child is unique, and what works with one may not work with the other. There are appropriate standard practices that are ideal for the individual child and for particular situation. Children should be exposed to multisensory teaching approaches. A child's assessment should not be based on one off script, but should be a collation of all sources of information that interacts with the child. I think that it is wrong to create a tense atmosphere in the name of periodic assessment. I am an advocate of the fact that assessment of children should be done without them being so conscious that they are being assessed, it should be in their most relaxed mood.
References:
: The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.dec-sped.org/
NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
"Professionalism, Advocacy, and Leadership in Early Childhood"
Five early childhood professionals share their views on what professionalism, advocacy, and leadership mean for the field of early childhood.
References:
: The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.dec-sped.org/
NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
"Professionalism, Advocacy, and Leadership in Early Childhood"
Five early childhood professionals share their views on what professionalism, advocacy, and leadership mean for the field of early childhood.
wonderful code of ethics.
ReplyDeleteGreat statement, "professionals are a parents hope." I think in a lot of ways we are their saving grace, they place great value on what we say and do, hence we need to be educated and equipped to meet their diverse needs. That is my strategy too, not to know everything but to know how to access the resources that help me to help others feel confident in their abilities and mine. Respecting uniqueness is really at the core of what we do, the ability to individualize for a child and family can mean the difference in their success and development. I like the way you used the word "demand", yes our profession demands a lot from us, my hope for our futures is that our profession and field are valued by others in this light too, I guess we have some advocating to do.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is impossible to be a true early childhood professional without knowing at least the basics of child development. The early childhood profession is much much more than "just a job," and those of us in the early childhood profession must care enough about the precious children who are the reason for our profession to want to learn about the ways in which they grow and develop.
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