Tuesday, August 14, 2012
A quote that I found inspirational regarding the role that advocacy can have in the lives of young children and families was; “Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth.”
― William Faulkner
•What inspires and excites you most about your advocacy plan and being an advocate?
What excites me the most about my advocacy plan is all of the all of the families that I will be able to help in possibilities there are to help in the Assessment of children so that they can get the proper Intervention that they may need. As early as possible. What excites me the most about being an advocate is the thought of me making a difference?
•What challenges and/or anxieties do you feel related to engaging in the advocacy efforts you have targeted?
The challenges I feel related to engaging in my advocacy efforts I have targeted are to find enough time to train all the new employees and re-train the not-so-new ones. Another challenge would be to incorporate a way to know how much an employee knew about doing Assessments.
•What do you believe will be most effective in helping you overcome any challenging emotions you may be feeling with regard to presenting and implementing your Advocacy Action Plan?
I believe that the most effective way of overcoming any challenging emotions I may be feeling about implementing my Advocacy Action Plan would be to just do it. Make the time to train the employees.
•How can you encourage others in their advocacy efforts, and how can others encourage you
I would say, “Just know through all your hard work, perseverance, struggles, and successes that you are truly making a difference in children’s lives.”
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Hi Shante,
ReplyDeleteI can relate to the feeling that one gets when a child masters a task; because, of the parents or families involvement or becoming part of the activities and events at the school. The best part about the perserveances are the outcomes of the struggles. We all have to get training every year on different things and ways to teach children, teachers, and parents the knowledge they need.