Final Blog for EDUC 6162

Throughout this course, I listened to many different pod casts from educators around the world. While I would have enjoyed exchanging e-mails with educators in different countries, I know firsthand how difficult it is. My experience in Ghana taught me that the Internet isn’t always as readily available, or a top priority, like it is here in the United States.

Three consequences about the international early childhood field are; funding is not always high in some areas of the world, there is a lack of necessary tools in some areas, and acceptance of differences and disabilities is not always high in all parts of the world.

My wish for the field of education is to bring international awareness into teacher preparation courses. As an undergrad, it was not until I was immersed in a global setting that I had heard anything about education in areas other than the United States. This experience ultimately made me a better, more aware, educator. I think it would be very beneficial for our future educators to learn about how things are done in other parts of the world.