Blog 2 Assignment Resources:
1. The newsletter I subscribed to is Australia's newsletter. The types of issues the newsletter address is "Australia committed to its children. " The article is basically addressing children deserve the right to be heard. It goes on to list 3 groups of children that are missing out
(1). Aboriginal and Torress Strait Islander children have child morality rates three times their non-aboriginal peers and are the least consulted in Australian.
(2). The numbers of children in out of home care has increased by 51.5 percent since 2005.
(3). The children of asylum seekers remain in detention facilities.
The newsletter contains a variety of issues such as information about South Sudan children having a historic day of a new country emerging without conflict. Another story was interesting was about welcoming the finding of the Independent Review on Aid Effectiveness.
2. I have learned that resources seem to be available for children and families in different parts of the world. I also, have learned that as much as given much is still required. It seems like other countries will always need extra resources for children to have a heath development.
3. The issue that stands out and catches my attention is the report that was recommend to listen to children. I believe the issue sounds like the same things we are faced with here in the United States as it relates to children. Although, what I feel makes these concerns a little different is Australia has addressed these issues from the perspective as if children are expressing their needs.
4. After considering the topic for this week the website I am studying offered one story about early education program increases access for ethnic children in Laos. Basically this story is about a young boy who is among different ethnicity's that make up a diverse country. His education presents a linguistic challenge. I personally thought about the challenges people have to educate children in their own country. Then I thought about the challenges that are ahead of us with the change of demographics and diversity in the near future.
References:
http://www.unicef.org.au/
I Audrey. I have noticed some of the same things regarding international issues with children in this class and others. Although all of our cultures are so different, it appears that many of the issues are the same on a global basis. Maybe different cultures are more similar than what we realize some times.
ReplyDeleteHi Audrey,
ReplyDeleteAustralia seems very interesting in regards to early childhood education. They seem to stay abreast to current research. I look forward to reading more….. thanks!
Hi Audrey,
ReplyDeleteI am very interested to learn more about the topic of "children of Asylum Seekers" and fully understanding what that entails! Do you have the direct web address for this topic?