I have a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Havana, Cuba where I worked for 26 years until I resigned and left the country. I had no hope that I would ever use my diploma. Fortunately for me, this did not occur. The Early Learning program has provided me with the opportunity of taking 18 college credits.
What I learned and taught in primary and elementary education in my country for so many years is very different in the United States. For this reason, these courses are so important to me. The courses have helped me understand the characteristics elated to the development of young children, and helped me recognize the profound differences in cultures, languages and societies that manifest in children. Furthermore, I better understand what young children know and what they can do, the correct procedures to observe, and attend to the needs of disabled children. These are some of many aspects that I have learned and that have been very helpful.
I consider these courses to be excellent. It would be good to continue to provide this opportunity to the many people that teach the children in our county, and to make a reality of the phrase of our noble program, Early Learning.
