I have come to the end of my
journey of completing my Master’s of Science in Early Childhood Studies (MSECS).
I have enjoyed my journey. I have to admit there have been some challenges
alone the way, but the challenges have increased my love for the field. There were so many lessons to learn from this
program. I was able to learn how important quality early childcare/ education
can positively affect the future of children, their parents and most of all the
community. Changing the world begins
with one child at a time. I have heard that statement often, but it was not
until I entered the program that I was able to see the truth in the statement. I am not a parent, so there I learned more
about children from the early courses. I
was able to learn the important role of a child’s environment. There are so
many things in a child’s environment which can affect development everything
from chemicals to people. I also learn to appreciate collaboration. Working
with others in the community and other early childhood professionals are important
for those who want to advocate for children and their families. The community
of practice is needed for me and others in our work with children and their
families.
My long term goal is to start a
school. I want to have a series of school which will provide quality education
to all students regardless of their socio-economic status. I understand affordable quality early
childhood education is needed, yet it is hard to provide because of the
economy. My goal is to provide the
quality regardless of the economy and in spite of the challenges.
I want to thank all of my instructors
for the information they shared with me as a student. I thank them for giving
me all of the tools I need to start and succeed as an early childhood professional. I was able to see the importance of child
advocates because of my instructor and the courses. Each one of my instructors has
given me something I can take with me into my journey as an early childhood
professional.
I know this is the end of the journey
for my colleagues and me as students of the MSECS program at Walden University.
I am hoping this is not the end of our journey together. I look forward to
continue work with you in our early childhood professional journey. I look forward to collaborations with many of
you. I am sure I can benefit from having most of you as part of my community of
practice.
I can at the end of this journey and
I have so many emotions at the moment. I am proud because I have successfully completed
the program. I am sad because I am closing a familiar chapter in my life. I am
happy and geared because I am opening a new chapter in my life. I am overly
excited because I am graduating from the program. The excitement is because I
was able to complete this journey without any major health setbacks. In one
day, I will say goodbye to Walden University as a Master’s student and saying hello
to Walden University as Doctoral scholar.
