Excellence and Equity

The country that I chose was Mexico.  One insight that I gained from the Center of the Developing Child (2016), is that Mexico along with other Latin American countries are able to share knowledge and information with each other.  The information that people share with each other stretches across the worlds of science and innovation.  According to Harvard University’s Center for the Developing Child (2016), the Frontiers of Innovation program is centered around three aspects, and they are : (1) science; intervention strategies;  (3) a learning community (p.  1). This means that information can be shared to ensure that scientific breakthroughs are groundbreaking. 
            Another insight that I gained from the Center of the Developing Child (2016) is that many Latin American countries within the Frontiers of Innovation clusters are implementing technology into early childhood education.  For instance, in Mexico, parents and/or caregivers can participate in classes that can assist them with strengthening their skills in regards to caring for infants.  There are also programs that enable early childhood professionals to learn about the nuances of children because it is a play-centered program (Center for the Developing Child, 2016, p. 1).  As much as these insights have broadened my knowledge of how early childhood professionals operate in other countries, a third insight that I gained from the website are that early childhood professionals  overseas try to focus on the same issues that practitioners do in the United States.
            Moreover, early childhood educators deal with the similar situations in America just like they do in Latin America. To demonstrate, the Spanish resources that are available cover topics from children’s health to children’s development, to having effective programs to make sure that children are receiving the best educational experience (Center for the Developing Child, 2016, p. 1).  From the international resources, the additional information that displayed an excellence in equity from Mexico displays that they are delving into the science of early childhood education.  To illustrate, the Acceleration de Innovación para la Primera Infanica has “A strong interest in adding a human development focus to their work led the Monterrey team to connect with the Center and learn more about our strategy for enhancing child outcomes through adult capacity building” (Center for the Developing Child, 2016, p. 1).  This means that this program helps children build upon the knowledge that they have attained so that they can have the best educational experience.

                                                            References
Harvard University Center for the Developing for the Developing Child.  (2016). Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/about/what-we-do/global-work/#Mexico


Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 3, 2017 at 5:33 PM

    Thank for sharing, I feel that it is important that information is shared. especially in this case since it amongst countries.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 4, 2017 at 8:23 AM

    Hi Teresa,
    I enjoyed learning through your post. I found it interesting that you noticed that overseas early childhood providers have the same issues and situations. Thank you for sharing this information.

    Nina

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  3. ONLY A DIVA KNOWS A SHOEDecember 9, 2017 at 8:31 PM

    Teresa,
    Great points: I enjoyed reading the Harvard article about Mexico as well and how they shared the 3 key points from the Frontiers of Innovation are implementing technology in ECE field.

    Thanks for sharing

    Crystal: https://fortheluvofeducatingourchildrenblog.wordpress.com/

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