Significance of the K to 12 Curriculum from the BEC Curriculum

According to head start curriculum means a written plan that includes: goals for children’s development learning experience through which they will achieve these goals what staff and parents do to help children achieve these goals; and materials needed to support the implementation of the curriculum. Building on children’s varying experiences, including their family, linguistics, and cultural backgrounds; their individual approaches to learning; and their informal knowledge.

Students are required to go to primary schools so they can at least have a background of education. Primary schools are made up of six academic school year from ages six to twelve. The system is divided into three cycles of two years each. The first cycle is from ages six to seven, the second cycle is ages eight to nine, and the final third cycle is from ages ten to eleven. The school system focused on personalized and tailored classes depending on the level of each child.

Early Childhood Education illustrates the teaching and care of children in other environments outside of the home. Early childhood centers on the development of all children no matter their gender, race, abilities, or ethnic orientation and gives knowledge of early childhood learning process, which entails values, culture, desires of parents for their children, and especially a child’s need for knowledgeable functionality in society.

The National Preschool Curriculum states that ‘the preschool curriculum promotes the holistic intellectual, languages, social, art and creativity, psychomotor, cognitive and spiritual development of the children’ (Ministry of Education, 2003, p.5,re trieved from http://www.scribd.com/doc/22301974/Malaysian-Preschool-Education )

The legal status of learning that we must follow is the EYFS (Early year’s foundation stage) and the ECM (every child matters). The local guidance is that we must do our own two year checks and also our own referrals where children may need extra support. To support the implementation of the national framework each country has also developed guidance, information about the statutory elements, and training materials. Common features of the early years framework depends on the nation as they may have a different approach to the care and education of young children but they do all have some common features. Such as

All careers from construction workers, to teachers, to attorneys are all important in today’s society, and it is important to let the adolescence to choose the path they take in their life. Sending fewer young people to college will not solve the country’s national debt problem. Companies will still send their work across seas in order for them to pay less and make more, even if the United States has enough labor workers in the country. Sending young people to college, or even a trade school, is better because they are gaining knowledge that they would have never had without attending a higher institution of learning.

Through various research it has been proven that preschool is an imperative part of a child’s education. If a child is a beneficiary of Head Start services, they will be in a learning environment designed to promote their mental, linguistic, literacy, physical, social and emotional development. Head Start members have been trained to respect their role as "your child's most important teacher" and help them perform their functions effectively. The Head Start program will encourage all parents to participate in the organized activities as parent involvement is a major part of the program.

Special Aspect of the Program: The program is child-centered and includes phonics and whole language program to develop necessary learning skills to be successful in elementary school.

Providing children with an environment that nurtures their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development is the framework that will promote children’s optimal learning and development. Gaining knowledge about the child will help a teacher to develop and create programs that are suitable for the age and the stages of children’s development. Applying developmentally appropriate practices will support the excellence in early childhood education because it is based off of the knowledge of knowing each child as an individual and how they develop.

In the American schooling system, children begin primary school around the age of six, this is called elementary school and most students stay there for five to six years before they go on to secondary school which involves middle school and high school. After graduating high school some students may go on to “higher education” known as college, but any schooling done after high school is no longer mandatory.

The IFSP is a plan for students from age birth to three years of age. These students are evaluated by an early intervention team to determine services needed. According to the IFSP services should be given to the child within their natural environment such as their home a daycare center. Families will participate and be educated by the service providers of what they can also do one on one with their child to help them succeed. The child’s developmental functioning will be evaluated and determined by the team. There are five development areas and three early childhood outcomes. Services will then be determined depending on the outcome of the evaluations. The student will be re-evaluated every six months and new outcomes to be set every year. These services will be conducted year round.

Develops, weekly plans, and implements age appropriate curriculum (lesson plan) to nurture and stimulate all domains of children’s development in their care. Provides a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children’s learning and growth. Perform on-going developmental evaluations of children as required by funding sources and develop lesson plans and follow curriculum implementation that addresses the individual needs of each child. Maintains a record of growth and keeps parents up to date with child's progress.

Preschool programs are designed specifically to make sure that children are ready for kindergarten and will be able to succeed in school by third grade. All preschool programs have three characteristics in common. They are governed by high program standards, are open to 3 and 4 year–olds, and focus on school readiness. The term universal preschool means that preschool programs are available to any child in a given state, regardless of family income, children’s abilities, or any other factors (Colker). Like Kindergarten in most states, the concept of the Universal Preschool Movement is to have a voluntary program, unlike compulsory elementary.

Many of the subjects needed to succeed outside of school had to undergo budget cuts “because there are only so many hours in a day [and] there was less time for subjects that were not tested” (106). “Successful” schools are given high rankings by the government simply because of their test scores despite the amount of time they spend on the material that is tested. Subjects that should be emphasized are specific courses or career based classes that can help students narrow down their career path and prosper beyond school. If only the basic subjects are taught, than some students could have no idea what they are good at or what kind of career could benefit their life as a whole. Curriculums in schools need to provide more courses to offer their students the best education they can

Early childhood education has not always been the top priority in the education world. Although, research has proved that it should be the top priority as the benefits of Early Childhood Education are innumerous. Extensive neuroscience research has discovered that the brain is build over time and it is built from the bottom up. Early childhood experiences directly affect the quality brain development. Establishing a sturdy foundation through a high quality early childhood education experience, will dramatically develop child's brain. As a result, they will have a brighter future. In this essay, I will propose a plan for the children of 2020 and how to ensure the best early childhood education experience. I personally believe that racially, culturally, linguistically and developmentally responsive practices parental involvement are critical to the sturdy foundation that is essential to the positive early childhood experience.