Gina Adams Impact On Early Childhood Education

The new knowledge and insights about educational leadership in the early childhood field that I gained from the reading article and video in week 1 was that, “One can be a leader at every professional level, whether one is talking about an aid in the classroom, one is talking about a university professor, all are involved in using their knowledge to help solve problems.” (Laureate) in which case, there are teachers out there who do not let their assistants/aides help with issues in the classroom, but the smart teachers get input from their assistants/aides because all of those involved in a child’s education are important to the child’s success. I feel one of the most relevant assumptions made by educators is that all parents know what is going on in the education field, but “We need to make sure that people understand what

“Across all six leaders’ statements, there was agreement on the need to understand both the field of early care and education and public policy making.” (Rigby, 2000, p.6) to me Gina Adams made this

. . .You must have some sense of whom you are trying to affect. You also have to have some understanding of the complexity of policy. Because if you don’t understand that, you will probably do some damage.” (Rigby, 2000, .6) in which case basic knowledge is fine but learning the ins and outs of what effects a child with ASD and putting it into everyday spoken language can help a parent understand better what is happening with their child instead of using the big words, in which case parents become overwhelmed not understanding what you are