The issues that affect young children and their families as well as the early childhood care and education field that fuel my passion include homelessness, early childhood quality care and education awareness, funding cuts, child poverty, and access to quality care and education for all children. All of these issues touch my heart deeply and have impacted me in some way so that I am passionate about advocating for solutions.
The knowledge, skills, dispositions, and / or talents that I feel I possess that will contribute to my advocacy work are: being knowledgeable about child development and quality programs, being organized, being knowledgeable about my local community resources, passionate, and persistent. It has been said that I can be like a dog with a bone....this may not be a bad quality for an advocate. : )
The ways that I hope to grow in order to be a more effective advocate is to learn more about how to network and make better connections to achieve the goals within the field and for children and families that I am striving to achieve. I feel this is the one area in which I am lacking and that I must learn how to network in order to be a better advocate.
The knowledge, skills, dispositions, and / or talents that I feel I possess that will contribute to my advocacy work are: being knowledgeable about child development and quality programs, being organized, being knowledgeable about my local community resources, passionate, and persistent. It has been said that I can be like a dog with a bone....this may not be a bad quality for an advocate. : ) The ways that I hope to grow in order to be a more effective advocate is to learn more about how to network and make better connections to achieve the goals within the field and for children and families that I am striving to achieve. I feel this is the one area in which I am lacking and that I must learn how to network in order to be a better advocate.
Toni,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that you have to be organized in this field. It so many things you have to juggle and each thing is important. I love your dog with a bone saying. (SMILE) Some of your passions I share as well. If we continue to work hard and complete our program I think we will make a difference in our communities.
Toni sometimes networking and making better connections can be hard deepending on where you live. If you get out there and just start talking you will find that resources will open up for you. I love your post.
ReplyDeleteToni,
ReplyDeleteBeing knowledgeable about child development and quality programs is essential. I am glad you feel confident in these areas. Being knowledgeable about resources for families, locally and nationally, is one area I hope to become more expert. I hope to be a resource and have a comprehensive understanding of how services work together for families and children.
Toni,
ReplyDeleteI can feel your passion through your writing. I can tell that you are very sincere in your desires to be an advocate and see that you have some very great intentions as well. I would certainly take it as a compliment if you have been compared to a dog with a bone! That means you are feisty and passionate about your work. I am not the best net-worker myself so I feel you on your need to improve those skills. I have never been good at putting myself out there and need to work on that as well. Good luck to you!