A truly sad farewell

A sad farewell to my colleagues and to my journey at Walden. I truly believe that I have learned and immeasurable amount of knowledge since I have been here. I have gone from the first step of signing up to now on the verge of graduation. I have found that the instructors that have lead us on this journey are truly provided with the best knowledge and resources they have and pass them on to us in a way that will better us in the field we have chosen. In the Merging Passion, Vision and Practice media from this course under the advocacy tab there was a quote that truly means the world to me and feel that no matter where we are and no matter the field that we are in is true. "We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history." (Walden University,  2013). As long as we all stick together and focus on the same goal, we can attain anything we want. I feel that now that I have done this journey I have a true understanding of the way a school needs to be ran and the way a school should be ran. I know now that when I have to speak to an employee or a parent that I can prepare myself first, gather all the information needed and truly hold their attention. I have learned that I am the type of leader who wishes nothing but the best for everyone, and tries to see nothing but the best in everyone. I also know that when I began this course I thought it would mean a title and a bigger salary, what I have learned throughout this program is that my job is truly about helping the parents and the children through a time in their lives where they are all learning together.

My long term goal is to hold the position I am in now for a few more years, gain some more experience and move onto a district manager type of position or even someone who does in-home consulting. I would love to be able to get on the same level as parents and help them through whatever their issues may be. I can help them with their home life and how to balance work, school, and kids. I can show them how life does get better after the rough patches. I would love to truly help someone who needs it.

My farewell message is that I wish all of you the best in whatever it is that your decide to do. some of you have truly inspired me with your responses to my blogs or to my discussions. I have learned a lot through my peers as well as the instructor. I have asked many questions and got many answers, I have also given many answers that I was simply trying to help. Dr. Teri Davis has been one of my most inspirational instructors yet. I have a high school teacher that I still talk with to this day and I would rank her right up there with him. Thank you for all of your patience and your words of wisdom during this course!

This course has taught me that this right above is what is the most important thing to remember, family! My grandparents, my mom, dad, uncle, and my brother who is special needs. These are the people that I am working for. these are the people who once struggled to understand their children and the stages that they go through. These are the people who put me under enough pressure to make me a diamond. "A diamond was once a mere piece of coal before it was put under a little pressure." This quote I will forever hold onto. Because if it was not for this pressure from my family and from peers, and from wonderful instructors, I would have shown as bright as I am right now!

Thank you to all of you who have ever responded to a post or a blog or even any of you who have glanced at them and it made you think.
Good luck to all of us!!
Tiffany Strack

If you would like to stay in touch and I would love to hear from you. You can contact me by email at smileyface705@yahoo.com

Walden University. (2013). Merging passion, vision, and practice. Retrieved from Walden University, EDUC 6990 website

building international love

I have looked into a few of the links provided for us this week and found that some of these organizations are quite amazing!

I would love to work with UNICEF who influences policy makers around the world and fights for the rights of every child. "We believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress." (UNICEF. 2003). This is something that I wish more people believed in. We are the teachers and the advocates for the future of the human race. UNICEF truly believes in this and shows it world wide. The one career opening I think would be a bit much for me, but if I could handle it I would love the opportunity. They had an opening for a regional director in west and central Africa. How fun would that be to travel and live in Africa for a portion of your life? I would love to see the world and be able to help out at the same time. http://www.unicef.org/index.php

 UNESCO also sounded like an amazing organization! I like their ideals of working to connect nations around the world based on commonalities. This organization want all of us to have an open dialogue and be able to communicate about the things we have in common. We are all for the human race surviving and being able to simply get along, this organization is one that backs that notion. The job opportunities that they offered were not exactly my style but they sounded promising for someone who has the brain for numbers and international communication. I personally am not a numbers person and never have been. I do feel though that this organization has the right idea of trying to connect people through commonalities and respect. http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/introducing-unesco/

The International Step by Step Association sounds as though they are really geared toward the children. This organization seems to be in it for the kids not for the business. "Using a thematic or project-based approach, classrooms are organized around developmentally appropriate learning and activity centers." (International step by step association. 1999). This sounds like the type of place I could work for as they are geared to helping centers around them place the ability to learn in the hands of the child. Having the organization to implement DAP is something I think most centers could use. I could not find a link to the careers but in general I would love to work for this company. They have their heads in the right spot and the children are what we are all really doing this for anyway!! http://www.issa.nl/services.html

(I could no find an exact copy right date for the ISSA so I used their established date, and UNICEF only said 2003 under their legal tab.)

International step by step association. (1999). Retrieved from http://www.issa.nl/index.html

 

UNICEF. (2003). Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/index.php