Unfortunately, I have not received any responses to the emails I sent so I went to World Forum Radio and listened to a podcast by Barbara Jones. Barbara founded the Pine Grove School in Maine. She moved to southern California looking for schools that had a more modern philosophy. She saw an ad for a Montessori school and began working there. She received her Montessori certification in England. After seeing a school boarded up she waited for it to be on the market. Once it was available, she bought it and opened her school in 1985. The school follows the Montessori values. This theory was developed by Maria Montessori which believes children learn best in an environment that promotes hands-on learning.
I was unable to load the website childhoodpoverty.org, but I have learned the extent of poverty. It is important to change our views of poverty and understand that families who may appear middle class can actually be suffering from food instability (Laureate Education, Inc., 2013). The family may be making rent and utilities, but not have enough left for food. Living without food or not getting enough to eat can affect kids in the classroom. We can have the best classroom environment and a child-centered curriculum, but if a child is hungry they will not receive the full benefit. This is important to remember as teachers.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2013). The Effects of Poverty on the Early Childhood Communit5y[Video].
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Hello Jennie,
ReplyDeleteI am on the same boat with you, I still have not gotten an email back to establish a contact. The podcast on Barbara shared some valuable information. She was very passionate about her work and I loved the idea of her opening up her own school. That's awesome. I too had trouble with that childhoodpoverty.org link. I tried numerous times to get it to open but I had no luck.
Thanks for your post,
Tierra Jackson
Hi Jennie,
ReplyDeleteI too enjoyed the podcast from the World Forum website. I was not able to get on the childhoodpoverty.org either. I then watched a video from the World Forum's Wofo TV. The speaker from Afghanistan and she discussed children and poverty in her county. She discussed how she is making a difference to those children through early childhood education and parent education. It is amazing to see how she and Barbara have and are making such a difference to the lives of so many children.
I will remember the Wofo TV incase it is needed for future assignments. Thanks for sharing!