Sharing Web Resources 2

• Follow some of the outside links that you have not yet explored. Where do they lead?-----This exploration brought me Global Guidelines. Tge following information is a quote from the site explaining what the Globak Guidelines are. "The premises of the Global Guidelines are key philosophies that provide its foundation.
• 1. Children are both the present and the future of every nation, they have needs, rights, and intrinsic worth that must be recognized and supported.
  2. Every child should have the opportunity to grow up in a setting that values children, that provides conditions for a safe and secure environment, and that respects diversity. 
  3. Knowledge about human development is more substantial now than at any time in history. The new century offers opportunities to consolidate recent gains and respond to new challenges that lie ahead.
  4. Children must receive appropriate nurture and education within and outside their families from birth onward if they are to develop optimally.
  5. Attention to the health, nutrition, education, and psychosocial development of children during their early years is essential for the future well being of nations and the global community."
• Thoroughly search one area of the site. What do you find? ----- I searched through the advocacy tab and saw several different organizations and initiatives that spread information about the importance of early childhood programs and the development of children.
• If you receive an e-newsletter, follow a link related to one of the issues you have been studying. What new information is available?---- I do not receive a newsletter. 

Additionally, find out if the site you selected at the beginning of this course offers any information about the issue of this week:

• Does the website or the e-newsletter contain any information that adds to your understanding of equity and excellence in early care and education? ----Yes, in an article summary for UNICEF, the site talks about how UNICEF is yet fighting to close the gaps in education around the globe. Children are being denied education for such things as gender, ethnicity, disability, and place of birth. The inequities do not stop at the borders of this country.
• What other new insights about issues and trends in the early childhood field did you gain this week from exploring the website and/or the e-newsletter?----I learned that all children, regardless of geographic location, deserve to have someone advocate on their behalf. 

Reference

Association for Childhood Education International. (2016). Retrieved from https://acei.org