TIME WELL SPENT

The time spent during this program has really been enlightening. I have learned so much about early childhood because of this master’s program and the experiences I have gained in the field. I entered the early childhood field five and half years ago as an early childhood inspector and I felt I was not doing justice to the field because I had no previous experience or training. Although I had interests in early childhood my real journey began when I decided to work with the Early Childhood Commission.  I feel more confident and ready to take on any challenge that comes my way. So far as an advocate I am beginning to see the fruits of my labor and I am say I have great expectations. During my time as a student I have come to recognized how important it is for you to be trained in early childhood. There are so many people in country where we have the blind leading the blind. Policy makers have absolutely no clue what early childhood is about and the decisions they have lasting negative impacts. But all of this is changing, thanks to institutions like Walden that promote social change. You can’t leave the way you came in.

I have three long term objectives: (1) to work as a sector supervisor in the field of early childhood or (2) instruct at the tertiary level; (3) to start an advocacy organization in Jamaica for early childhood, especially, for the practitioners. Currently there are no organizations in Jamaica that really lobby for the improvement of early childhood professionals. We often get what is left over from the budget and sometimes nothing at all. It is sad but it is the reality.

I’m not sure if I should say good bye because anything is possible we might just end up in the same doctoral program. I just want to thank all my colleagues, my instructors, family and friends who supported me for the last 18 months. Even though we communicated mostly in virtual reality we bonded and connected well. I wish you all the best for the future. You can contact met at newgreenmotorsale@gmail.com.

  

  Learning   

      Knowledge    

                  Advocacy         

                             Professionalism

                                            Connections             

                                                       Communication    

                                                                           Bonding

                                                                                    Tolerance

                                                                               

 Families

                           Social Change