About Early Childhood Education; Advocacy and Public Policy

I chose this specialization because I want to be a child advocate.  I want to help children and their families with as much support as possible.  I am Lead teacher for income households and I want to be more helpful.  I have always wanted to help children get the best education as possible.  I not only teach low income households but I grew up in one and I saw my parents struggle for me and my siblings to have the best education possible.  I am proud to say 4 out 5 of us have degrees and 2 of us are in graduate school. 

 I think advocates are important to the field because advocates are the voices of people who aren't being heard.  It's not that they can't speak for themselves, it is that they don't know laws and regulations or even programs that there to help them.  Advocates are there to make sure programs are in place, people are getting the resources they need to survive.  Also they assist in developing policies for the field too.

It is my desire to learn how to be an effective advocate for the field.  I want be a part of the policy making process to provide all children with a better education.  I also want to find new ways to gain resources for the field.