I would first like to bring up the words Developmentally Appropriate Practices. This is something that means a lot more to me after talking to my international professional. The United States as well as Capetown Africa need to work on policies and issues regarding the way that our children learn. We need to start including the physical, social and emotional as well as cognitive. This is something that will make a more well rounded child and community.

Another consequence of learning is economics. This is something that is an issue in Capetown as well as the United States. We need to provide more home visits in the United States and overseas we should be more concerned with the education of young women.

The last consequence I would like to bring up is looking at children as a commodity. When we do this whether it is in Capetown or the United States, children lose their childhood. We forget about play and focus on testing to try to “catch up” with everyone else

A goal for international issues is that I help with more of the poverty issues and the education of girls. I did donate to Pennies for Peace and used the lesson plan to help build schools for girls and would like to do more in the future. This is a cause that I do believe in.