Assignment 3: Personal Advocacy Journey: Bilingual Education and Academic Success Advocacy Action Plan Monica L. Boddie
External efforts of internal emotions: knowing that there are going to be challenges, I am prepared to sacrifice time and energy to aid those in need.
Excitement regarding the process and the ability to make a difference: I am elated that most of the parents, staff, as well as the community show an interest in my advocacy plan.
Trepidation about the complexity of mobilizing others: The apprehension or trepidation about starting a new advocacy action is at a minimal, I am more excited than anything else.
Enthusiasm for implementing the plan: My level of excitement and enthusiasm is at a level one hundred. I am greatly anticipating the results of the advocacy action plan, as well as its success.
Anxiety that your plan will not be immediately effective: I have no anxiety, just anticipation concerning the students, their reactions, the parents, concerning their acceptance, and the professionals for helping to carry out the action plan.
Exploring the internal aspects of implementing my Advocacy Action Plan: While exploring aspects of the Advocacy action Plan, internally I feel that the skills needed and the people to carry out the plan are all in place, or mostly all in place. I see success in the near future.
A quote that you find inspirational regarding the role that advocacy can have in the lives of young children and their families.
"Love is the passion that we feel inside of our hearts that we can't hide. We pretend to hide it, but it burns us more and more until the pain grows and grows and it never ends."
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“Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?”
John Keats
I like these quotes because they remind me of the love and passion that I have for the bilingual children and families that I serve. Knowing that pain may come, and perhaps trouble I know that with intelligence and perseverance all things are possible with relations to the plan.What inspires and excites you most about your advocacy plan and being an advocate?
The thing that inspires me most is the love of the students as they see that there is someone who cares unconditionally.
What challenges and/or anxieties do you feel related to engaging in the advocacy efforts you have targeted? The challenges and/or anxieties I feel related to engaging in the advocacy efforts that I have targeted are the current developed policies and advice that help the bilingual students and families. The care of the government groups that develop legislation to improve systems or processes for the bilingual students and families.
What do you believe will be most effective in helping you overcome any challenging emotions you may be feeling with regard to presenting and implementing your Advocacy Action Plan?
I believe that with skills in leadership, and guidance from professionals as well as coordination in relation to the pursuit of excellence in advocacy. I feel that these areas will be most effective in helping me to overcome any challenges and/or feelings regarding my plan.
I can encourage others in advocacy efforts by:
I can encourage others in advocacy efforts by:
Learning leadership development and networking, and teaching the skills to all who are concerned.
Helping parents and educators collaborate and learn from each other outside the school setting.
Sharing local and state efforts to bring such institutes together with the community.
- Helping the parents to be leaders and have much to say about bilingual education.
Asking key, critical questions and allow time for parents to respond and dialogue as I provide answers and information.
- Parent institutes need an ongoing participatory strand for parents by parents that is focused on advocacy, leadership development and networking.
I like that you have an excitement of one hundred percent. I think we all have to have this type of excitement to help our advocacy plans a success. I agree that not knowing about the reactions of parents and others is a way of an anticipation level. I agree that bilingual students need more help and need to be recognized. It is a subject that is important and people need to be heard. I like the quotes you chose.
ReplyDeleteHello Marcie,
ReplyDeletethank you for responding to my blog.I am so excited about my advocacy action plan. I am doing all that I can to get, and to keep my co-workers, and other professionals on the same page.I try to learn all that I can about the child, the parent, and the family. When we show concern for the child and family they have more of a tendency to trust us.Recognizing the bilingual students is one of my wishes for my advocacy action plan;Bilingual Education and Academic Success.
Hi Monica- I really enjoyed reading your blog especially about how you knew that taking on this advocacy plan would be a challenge but so far you were able to get people involved such as parents. Doing this advocacy plan, I know say, "inspect the inspect able." It first was overwhelmed but Head Start is my passion and I have been so surprised and grateful for all the support in the community alone.
ReplyDeleteHello Naomi,
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you are interested in my blog. I want to show my passion and my love for the children and families that I serve daily. Bilingual Education was a topic that seemed to be ignored, and I knew that it would not be an easy topic to explore. I will not give up, I will help all of the childrena and the families that I can.I am so glad that you enjoyed reading my action advocacy plan.
Good luck on your plan.