The Political Will to Improve Early Childhood Systems

Throughout my time at Walden I have learned a great deal.   This class (Early Childhood Systems) in particular has been depicting systems and the social, economic, cultural, and political influences on all of them.   One major strategy I can say I have learned that keeps others from either thinking no one cares or nothing will ever change is by keeping them in the dark.  Those in power do not directly keep people in the dark but people have become content the way life is and fail to seek information and/or question what they are told. 

Advocacy requires finding problems, getting background information, researching topics, understanding one’s capacity and seeking help where necessary and formulating an agenda. (Kieff, 2009)  With that said one of the most effective ways advocates achieve their goals is by raising awareness.  Informing people of the issue and what a community/country stands to gain/lose and providing small and large ways to contribute is very effective.  As an educator, I enjoy sharing with others the positive effects early childhood can have on their community, their state, their country, and even the world.  Understanding the culture of individuals wanting everything to come to them is one of the reasons I choose to advocate to make early childhood education a priority.

Reference: Keiff, J. (2009). Informed Advocacy in Early Childhood Care and Educational. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson