This week, I chose to explore the website, Save The Children. Within this site, I found a podcast that really interested me. I am recently out of a long-term, abusive relationship, so when I found "Girls on the Move in South Africa," it spoke to me. I am by no means a feminist or preach girl power, but something spoke to me about this. We have to empower young girls to know that it is okay to stand up for yourself, no matter the situation.
Please take a moment to listen for yourself.
https://www.listennotes.com/embedded/e/5bd78257392341f7a9c597e4da2b90cd/
I also want to continue learning about the organization, Pippi of Today. By empowering our young girls, we are setting them up for success in the future. This is something that I feel very strongly about.
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The website that I chose to really delve into is The Center for the Study of Childcare Employment. This is because I find that it is extremely important to hire exceptional teachers to teach in the field of early childhood education. Often times, childcare is viewed as a stepping stone for teachers until they can get a "real" job. But, childcare and early childhood education are so important, that we need to hire quality teachers to help shape the minds of the next generation.
Another issue that is addressed on this website is that parents pay an outrageous amount of money each month for childcare and childcare workers make so much little. It is almost an unlivable wage. And if we are preaching that early childhood is so important to all children, why are we not showing our early childhood teachers that they are valued and are as important as we are saying? There needs to be compensation for these teachers.
Leanne,
ReplyDeleteI agree; where does the money go? I cannot throw a ball or balance on a beam, but I can listen and encourage others to chase their dreams. We wake up early everyday (by choice, I know) to take care of the world's investment. When schools shut down and parents had to take care of their children, many people were upset with educators. I thought this was when the world would see the value in what we do, I was wrong. I anxiously await the day educators receive pay for their work that goes above and beyond just teaching academics.
Hi Leanne,
ReplyDeleteI listened to your podcast. In my part of the world, not only are the girls who run away from their home, but boys also run away. They do it to escape the situation of harassment, hunger, child labor, child marriage, and physical abuse. This is the dilemma of our society.
Tasneem
Hello Leanne
ReplyDeleteI think you have picked a great topic. I will be waiting to see the information that you discover about empowering girls and also issues about teacher compensations.
Hi Leanne,
ReplyDeleteYou have picked the interesting and well organization! I listened to your link and it made me feel like we have to do something, sharing, supporting and more to others who do not have opportunities like us.
Thank you for sharing and I am looking forward to reading more from you!
Sawin Thongloy