Fueling my passion...

I find that what fuels my passion for Early Childhood Education is the plain fact that our society is better for having it! Study after study shows that even Preschool classes or Head Start programs increase the high school and college graduation rate and decreases the rate of crime. With the existence of these programs, history has shown that children are not only Kindergarten ready, but do better emotionally, socially and developmentally. And yet, knowing the research reflects these concepts, the government does not mandate Preschool in every state and is still day by day shutting down programs that help children thrive! Good, quality programs are harder and harder to find, let alone the funding to help those that cannot afford such programs. I feel that my passion for ECE is headed by the fact that we as a country are going in the wrong direction. We should be improving and retaining programs that celebrate the concept of family, teach children the fundamentals and teach parents valuable skills, Not doing away with them.