Essay about Early Childhood Education Curriculum

Early childhood education is concerned with the learning experiences of children below the age when compulsory schooling begins (usually age five or six). In terms of organized educational programs, it generally encompasses kindergartens (enrolling mainly five-year-olds) and prekindergarten’s and preschools aimed at children starting at about age three (Hansen, Walsh, Liebovich, & Myers 2002). To become a teacher or teacher’s assistant in early childhood education one must obtain a degree. The salary of the positions in Early Childhood Education varies depending on the amount of experience and education a person has. To hold a position in Early Childhood Education an individual must have the patience, drive, and love to work with kids. A person applying

In 2002, the No Child Left Behind act, was made into a law by President Bush. The Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills, and to turn these assessments over to the government to receive funding for their school. This law implemented standardized test that all students needed to take. Many teachers felt that their teaching ability was being based off these test scores. Teachers should not be evaluated on their students performance on exams.

Like the improvement of our standardized educational system, the NCLB act is insuring children to be taught by high quality teachers. These conditions would mean that all students should have highly qualified teachers, especially the minority and the disadvantaged. Likewise, for teachers to be deemed “highly qualified” they must have: “a bachelor’s Degree, full state certification or licensure, and prove that they know each subject they teach”. Teachers in middle school and high school must prove that they know the subject with: “a major in the subject they teach and credits equivalent to a major in the subject.” They must also have a “passage of a state-developed test, an advanced certification from the state, or a graduate degree. “ Currently science teachers are in great demand. And in most cases, science teachers need to teach more than one field in science. “Some states allow a general science certification, while others require subject specific certification (such as biology, chemistry, or physics).” The NCLB polices’ for the “high quality teacher” are enhancing the field of education that most people are taking for granted, and this shouldn’t be overlooked.

“Accountability is incredibly important for the school systems. People shouldn't fear accountability, they ought to welcome an accountability system as a useful tool to make sure no child is left behind” George Bush quoted. When the No Child Left Behind Act was passed in 2001, president George Bush along with many other people had different expectations at that time. Expectations that included improvement in testing scores, progress increase in grades along with improvement in teachers. For a short period of time this appeared to have worked, however with the course of time it is evident that NCLB has many flaws that have reflected in the outcome.

In every school in the United States has students that fall behind in classes or don’t get proper education for them to be taught effectively. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was created to push students of all grade levels to keep up in their classes, homework and grades so they could become an idol citizen to society. Even though this act is supposed to keep students on the same page as others, research shows that isn’t the case; that students Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) test scores are going down. The United States’ push of reaching state standards for public school systems has brought to attention that if these standards are not reached, teachers and school faculty will take the infliction.

The current version of the “Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001” is “The NO Child Left Behind Act of 2001”. Which supports “standard-base” education reform, each state is responsible for developing assessments in basic skills and standards. The Federal Government’s plays a part over seeing in annual testing, annual academic progress, report cards, teacher qualifications, and funding changes. This law was originally apart of the Johnson administration’s war on poverty campaign to improve educational equity for students form lower income families. This law has been revised seven time most recently in January of 2002. Schools who fail to make adequate yearly progress for two years in a row the school is flagged for a “school improvement plan”. Has to devote at least 10 % of its federal funding to teacher’s professional development, then if the school still does not show improvement within three years corrective action is taken and the school must interventions to improve school performance from a list of legislations. If improvements are not made for a fourth year are supposed to be restructured with more rigorous interventions. If the school still fails to make yearly progress in the fifth year there is actions taken such as reconstruction faculty, leadership and governance arrangements by converting to a charter school, or converting to a privately management company. The

After viewing the multimedia presentation, and doing some research the two major contributors of early childhood field I chose to discuss is Lyndon B. Johnson of the Headstart sector, and Marian Wright Edelman of the health and Well Beings sector. Although, there are others who were major contributors to the childhood education sector. Lyndon B. Johnson, was born in Stonewall, Texas. After, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, he was sworn in as the 36th President.

Early Childhood Education means the opportunity to learn about school education at a daycare center or programs before assisting in the Elementary school. These programs help children to socialize with other children in the same age. At the same time, these programs teach children to learn about colors, shapes, numbers, and early math that help them prepare for school. All children are different and they learn at different levels depending on their families, culture, community, languages, and many factors that affect children. Therefore, children who attend preschool or early programs have more possibilities for success than children who stay at home with parents or caregivers.

In the past decade, the spotlight has been cast on the importance of children attending preschool. This topic has taken part in both political and social debates, where it is questioned if preschool really does benefit a child’s thought processes and ability to grasp on to intellectual concepts at a quicker rate. As a strong supporter of early childhood education, I have taken it upon myself to enforce this idea into the brains of millennials that are prone to believe that early childhood education is an unnecessary and an expensive luxury. Despite the sudden rise in people that belittle the importance of early childhood education in our society, I have committed my life to supporting and educating children being that they are our most valuable resource. Choosing to become both an early childhood educator and advocating that preschool become a requirement for all American children has allowed me to combine my love for children and education into a profession that will both benefit society and allow me to lead a life I am content with.

Early Childhood Education is a profession that works with children from birth up to eight years of age (Garvis and Pendergast 104). The theory of knowledge in early childhood is that children learn through movement. When children engage through play they develop a sense of individuality that helps them discover who they are, build relations, and understand their cultural background. In early childhood, the focus is on the primary components that encourage a child’s learning ability: social, physical, intellectual, language, and creativity (Wynne 14-21). Early childhood requires some form of knowledge, whether it is a high school diploma or bachelors. Some states expect a teacher to hold a license, certification, registration, and/or a degree. Along with obtaining an academic education a teacher needs skills when engaging with

Over decades parent and teachers around the world have more concern of how their children learn. The latest researches and methods of practices has proven the children that have been exposed to early education can have long term benefits and great outcomes. Through their educations as an adult. These research and practices focused in very young children thought studies and observations that are able to demonstrate, how the brain of the young child process information. Educators believe that young children perceive and understand the world around them differently than other older children "kindergarten" and adults do.

To begin, we will first look at the key events in history of early childhood education. First, in 1825, Robert Owen opened a child care center for mill workers in New Harmony, Indiana. 1860, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody organizes the first English-speaking kindergarten. 1873, Susan Blow founds the first public school kindergarten in St. Louis, Missouri. 1892, the

     If you ask someone to list for you the most important jobs of our society, teachers always make the list sometimes beating out careers like doctor or lawyer. Ironically, for a career we value so much, teaching has never been a well paying profession. But times are about to change. Due to an increasing demand and a fixed supply, salaries for early education teachers are expected to increase within the next decade. The United States Board of Labor ranks this career as one of the highest paying of the next ten years, with an expected median tenure salary of over ninety thousand by the year 2012. Even taking into account inflation, working conditions, and different people’s

The beginning of early childhood education began in the early 1800s by a European mother who educated children outside of their homes. The idea of early schooling in America came during the time of the industrial revolution. Preschools and daycares started popping up in churches, and people’s homes. During this time both parents began working and this became a necessity for the parents be able to work. In one of the article “History of Early Childhood Education” I found in my research Sarah Lipoff says “The idea came to America during the Industrial Revolution with “infant schools” set up in churches, factories, and private homes to care for the young while parents were working. The state of Wisconsin created constitutional amendments to include committees dedicated to free education of children aged four to twenty in 1848 and then later, in 1873, started the first four year old kindergarten program.” (Lipoff, 2011).

In Aotearoa, the early childhood curriculum Te Whāriki has an immense focus on children’s holistic development which is fostered and guided by interconnecting principles and strands that construct the curriculum. Within the strands, there are goals that teacher’s educators must follow to provide high quality teaching to sustain and fulfil the curriculum.