Consequences of International Early Childhood Education

There are three consequences that I have learned through building relations with international early childhood professionals in Africa. One consequence that causes young children to be left behind is that the prognosis for Africa’s future economic growth and social development is poor. Secondly, over half of Africa’s students are not learning basic skills by the end of primary school, and thirdly, 61 million children will reach adolescence without basic skills needed to lead successful and productive lives. African children do not encode many skills while in school and the children that do not attend school are not any worse than the children that do attend. Nigerian, Ethiopian and Zambian children are suffering from inequalities that they face because of their country’s lack of needed tools that help children to properly develop. One goal for the field of early childhood related to international awareness of issues and trends is for every child to have access to needed tools that will help them in their adult lives. I have wholeheartedly enjoyed the works of my colleagues! I appreciate you guys’ feedback on my works. It has been a great experience for me to build collegial relations within this course. I hope to collaborate with you all again in the near future. Thank you all for your support. Reference: Fleet, J. (September, 2012). Africa’s Education Crisis: In School But Not Learning. Brookings