Different countries may have different educational goals, as well as different feeling about education. To help with gather information on education, I attempted to establish contact with early childhood professional around the world.
I work as a head start teacher. The center I work at is very diverse. We work with families of different cultures. Some of the culture we work with are Burmese, Chin, African American, Nigerian, American, and the Hispanics. We have different translators and advocates that help communicate with these families. To help establish communication with educators from different parts of the world I went to our family Advocate that work with Burmese families. I explain to her my assignment then asked if she know any early childhood educators where she was from. She had friends, and family members that are early childhood educators. She contacted the educators that speak and write English, and ask if it's OK if I contact them. Once MaI San got permission from them she gave me their contact information.
For my second contact I use my classroom assistant as reference. Her name is Lorena and her mom is an early childhood educator in Mexico. I explained my assignment to her and she asked her mom can she be my contact . Her mom speak little English, so Lorena communicate with her mom for me. Her mother agreed to be my contact. The plan is to use Lorena as a translator for her mom. I spoke with her mom briefly and thanked her for agreeing to be my contact.
