Saturday, August 11, 2012

Getting To Know My International Contacts Part 3


The Issues of Quality and Professional Growth: Holistic (Sustainable Development)

After exploring the website UNESCO”s “Early Childhood Care and Education website, I explored the link that discussed the issues of quality.  The article used the term “holistic development” This subject/issue is what I am most interested in exploring “the development of the whole person, learning from the environment.  The article’s information regarding “Quality” states to have quality childcare, “Early childhood care and programs should focus mainly on the holistic development of the whole child and continue throughout the child school years”.  In addition, more so the focus should be on the children from disadvantage backgrounds.  A positive holistic development promotes all of the developmental domains for school readiness.  After exploring more, I studied information concerning the holistic development of children living in Bangkok.  The article focused on educating teachers of Bangkok on the concept of sustainable development.  The ideal of a holistic sustainable development originated from the worldview that our behaviors have a lot to do with actions and response to one another; recognizing one’s self, wishes, and desires. Furthermore, in order for teachers to foster sustainable development in children they must teach children self-learning, self-awareness, and concerns of being part of Mother Earth.

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