8085 Module 4 Discussion 2:
Policy, Practical Wisdom, and Courage
Think about different types of factors that influence your advocacy topic, including policy, guidelines, and regulations. Carefully reflect on how the context provides both opportunity and constraints. Also, consider levers—such as policy—as well as your own practical wisdom and courage. Keep these factors in mind as you complete the following Discussion.
To prepare:
Consider factors that influence your advocacy topic, including policy, guidelines, and regulations. Carefully reflect on how the context provides both opportunity and constraints. Also, consider levers—such as policy—as well as your own practical wisdom and courage. Keep these factors in mind as you complete the Discussion.
Advocacy Topic:
“ Exploring Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood Education “
Assignment Task Part 1
Write an 1pg. analysis of the issues of policy and practical wisdom as presented by Bruno, Fromberg, Robinson, and Schwartz in this module’s media pieces. How do these ideas and presentations influence your perceptions of the common good as related to early childhood, education, and schooling? In each of the presentations, it takes courage to address the needs identified. Within your post, consider and comment on what it means to exhibit courage. Specifically, how might courage help early childhood leaders to create and manage change?
presented by Bruno, Fromberg, Robinson, and Schwartz module’s media pieces below:
TED Conferences, LLC (Producer). (2011). Barry Schwartz: Using our practical wisdom [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDS-ieLCmS4
TED Conferences, LLC (Producer). (2012). What kindergarten should be: Doris Fromberg at TEDxMiamiUniversity [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhpM_jbVopo
TED Conferences, LLC (Producer). (2013). How to escape education’s Death Valley: Sir Ken Robinson [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX78iKhInsc
Assignment Task Part 2
Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.
Respond in (2) 150 word Responsesto your colleagues, commenting on areas of agreement, disagreement, inconsistency, and challenge with regard to how courage can be used to support policy and advocacy within the field.
Assignment Task Part 3
Write a1pagesummary of how the information reviewed in this discussion aligned with or expanded your summary of the first Discussion in this module.
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