Sharing Web Resources - Part 2

This week's assignment called us to return to our chosen resource from earlier in the class. In the first two weeks of the class, I had chosen to focus on the Save the Children organization. In this week's post, I will revisit this topic and this organization as I feel it is imperative we all learn from this organization. It is inspiring!

After spending the past few weeks exploring the website for Save the Children organization, I have come to think that the most important and informative section of the website is the "Latest News" section. This section keeps me up to date on the major issues and trends taking place world wide in the lives of the children. This is a key component to my ongoing professional development in that we must be culturally and linguistically aware of our surroundings in order to best help our children in the ever-changing demographics of this country. Over the past few weeks, I have been completely overwhelmed with the events taking place in Syria and the responses that the Save the Children organization are sharing from actual Syrian children dealing with these events. I have been drawn to this organization's site, as well as their Facebook page, checking for updates and attempting to find ways to help. 

While I have come to think of the "Latest News" section as being the most important and informative, it can also be controversial at times, depending on the topics being discussed. In addition, another controversial piece of this website is the variety of links asking for support, donations, etc. Some may be offended by the requests for support but I feel as though this was another eye opening experience to see how badly these children need our support! This is a wonderful resource on this organization's website. There are so many ways to make a difference, by purchasing something for a child or group of children in another country, donating to a country to help the children in that area for some specific purpose, and even the opportunity to be a sponsor for the organization itself. 

In addition to subscribing to the newsletter and checking the website often for updates, I followed the organization through social media outlets like Facebook to receive more updates on current issues and trends around the world. As mentioned before, I was greatly interested in the issues in Syria and the children being impacted. The Save the Children Facebook page provided more in depth updates and opportunities to show support. This also has helped to open my eyes to the variety of professionals who are also following and supporting this organization. People from all over the world, from all walks of life and all career paths have shown their support for this organization and the efforts they make to help the children. It has further helped me to appreciate this week's topic of a variety of professionals from various fields in their support of this field of education. 

The Save the Children organization continues to prove a valid and helpful resource. I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to further research this wonderful organization and support it. It continues to provide me with updated issues and trends around the world children are facing on a daily basis. It helps me to keep things in perspective in my own life, as well as in my career and in terms of my role in each child's life that I work with daily. I am pleased to report that this Master's Degree program has provided me with the opportunity to build my library of resources to stay up to date in the field of education and fulfill my goal of being a lifelong learner. The Save the Children organization has definitely been added to the top of such a list. 

Until next time…

-A