I feel that since I am going into the early education field, I would be most interested in joining the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). NAEYC works specifically on behalf of young children; it has many publications of books, brochures, and videos. The members are very active in becoming more educated on the latest advances in the early childhood field. Young Children is a magazine that is members only and contains much of this new and helpful information. I feel that if I joined the NAEYC it would help me professionally. One important reason is that I could be a step ahead in my field with all of the newest breakthroughs rather than finding them out after other educators are already incorporating them. Joining would also help me to be able to connect with other people who are passionate about the same things that I am, and we could share our views and ideas to advance the field even further. A final reason that I think I would be helped is that I could be a part of the NAEYC's different accreditation systems. Not only would I be able to provide programs to help the children receive the best possible education, but I am sure that it would look great to a future employer if I was involved in an organization that is so focused on helping the children I would like to teach.
Check out the National Association for the Education of Young Children's website at:
http://www.naeyc.org/
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