Yesterday was a very productive day for Amnesty Club. A poster for the documentary night was made and today is was posted. Advertisements were also made for the announcements and some of our members went around to different teachers asking whether we could talk about it in their classes. This weekend several members of the club, including myself, are going to meet up to purchase and make the different concessions that will be sold on the day of the event. The BYOC has been set in place, which means Bring Your Own Cozy. Overall, this week and next week is going to be big for Amnesty Club. Stay tuned for more updates!
Today's community service was not at its usual place, instead it was at Willow's Relay for Life. At Relay for Life, we helped set up the banquet area for the survivors. This may not seem to have a direct connection to child care, but it does. One huge factor of child care costs is its quality of care. This quality of care includes children learning and becoming more connected to the community and others, which is exactly what Relay for Life does. Overall, this experience offers a new insight to child care.
Yesterday, Amnesty Club mostly consisted to writing back to the Congressmen. Also, the Documentary Night is coming up and the movie that has been selected is called "Racing Extinction." This video discusses the turmoil that nature is being put in, as a result of human's negligence. This connects to child care as the future generations are the ones that are going to determine what happens to the Earth. Thus, being Amnesty Club yesterday. Stay tuned for more updates!
In Amnesty Club, we have been working on writing to our Congress men or any other politicians. Currently, I have been working on writing to Trent Franks, while waiting to John McCain's response to the letter. I am expecting John McCain to respond at least within this month, but no guarantees. So, stay tuned for more update!
Serving was pretty easy with two classrooms being open. The way the kids program is set up with the different classrooms is dependent upon how many volunteers there are. Three is at least one, female adult in each classroom with anywhere to one to four student volunteers. There needs to be at least three people in each classroom. There is also a radio in each classroom, so that if assistance is required than a supervisor will be there. Thus, being how the classrooms are set up.
Today, I sent the first letter for expensive child care to an Arizonan representative. The first one was sent out to Senator John McCain. Here it is:
Dear Senator John McCain, Expensive child care is harming families by:
These mini courses would provide care takers the necessary skills to help in early child development, which would help the care takers to become better citizens. Also, "the types of training that seemed most productive are the on-site workshops and courses in early childhood education designed for child care providers. College degrees and formal schooling, in general, seem less productive," and with formal education the care would prove to be more costly (Blau, D., 2001). In addition to this, the children, who are being educated rather than just being watched, as a result of the courses, will grow to be outstanding citizens along with creating the possibility of raising Arizona's standings in education. Overall, with the possibility of this program comes higher quality care with no additional cost to the childcare centers and to the families. I urge you to consider this proposition and the effects it will have on the state of Arizona. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Abigail Source Blau, D. M. (2001). Chapter Seven. In The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis (pp. 105- 148). New York, New York: Russell Sage Foundation. In chapter nine of "The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis," David M. Blau states what regulations are in the child care industry. The author states how the majority of child care centers "exceed state regulations governing group size and child to staff ratio," (Blau, D., 2001). With this thought process in mind, he concludes that these regulations, that vary state to state, have no impact upon the market. However, his conclusion appears to incorrect according data from CQOS, but the data provided by both CPS and National Child Care Staffing Study sample prove his theory. Overall, he states how "One reason why policymakers may like regulations, and why economists often dislike them, is that their costs are hidden," (Blau, D., 2001). The cost also does not directly affect the government, but it does hurt the consumers. Thus, being chapter nine of David M. Blau's "The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis." Stay tuned fro more update!
Blau, D. M. (2001). Chapter Nine. In The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis (pp. 206-207). New York, New York: Russell Sage Foundation. So far, one interview has been completed. On Tuesday, I interviewed both the President and Vice President of Amnesty Club. It was a rather brief with information about what the club has done. Two more interviews have been scheduled. Tomorrow, I have an interview with Mrs. Vanessa Goodrich, who has been an educator for over thirty years. The other is with Mrs. Melissa McCabe who is a supervisor in at CCV's youth program. Altogether, these interviews will provide other outlooks on the problem of expensive child care. Stay tuned for more updates and more information!
Amnesty club was fairly productive yesterday. Everybody has been busy writing to different politicians about their topics. The club continued to prepare for the documentary night. We also discussed the fundraisers that we have already done and what the next course of action should be. The president of the club stated how the next three weeks will be mostly focused on the writing, since that is a crucial part of this project and it will not be stressful seeming how we have testing this month. So, I will keep you posted and soon I will post some of the letters for child care!
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