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Ngaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi “Umuphi wolwazi”.  Ngiyisihlakaniphi semfundo yasekuqaleni. Ngifinyelela, ngifundise, ngifundise, ngihlanganyele, futhi nginike amandla ochwepheshe abafuna ukudala nokuthuthukisa imikhakha yokufunda eguqukayo. futhi ibe nomthelela ezimpilweni zezizukulwane ezizayo.  

Ipentshisi laseGeorgia ngendlela yaseLithonia, GA, uJocelyn Dionne uyindodana endala kwezintathu. Uphila impilo eyodwa ngaphandle kwezingane zakhe zemvelo, u-Jocelyn ungubabekazi wabashana abangu-5 nabashana abangu-2 abathanda kakhulu. Njengamanje uyisakhamuzi eside saseNorcross, GA. Isiqalo sentshiseko yakhe yokuguqula izimpilo zezingane ezincane, imindeni, kanye nabafundi bempilo yaqala ngonina.

"Ngikhulele eLithonia ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-90's, umama wayengumholi womphakathi futhi enguthisha. Wayengumama wokuhlala ekhaya, efundisa ekhaya. Wayengumama womama, umhlengikazi wezingane azinakekelayo. ihlombe okufanele ngikhale kulo, umuntu engithembayo, umngane, umama wezingane ezi-3, nomfazi ozinikele.

Ngikhumbula ngisakhula, nginezingane ezingu-15 ezigijima egcekeni lethu zidlala kanye nezingane ezincane ezineminyaka yokuya esikoleni. Izingane ayezinakekela zazifana nezelamani nabangane bethu abakhulu. Indlu yethu kwakuyindlu wonke umuntu ayazi "uNkk. Diane kanye noMnu. Joey".

Ikhaya lethu lalilapho uthando, ukunakekelwa, imfundo, nokubuyiselwa. Omama abasebasha, omama abashadile, nabazali babevele bahlale ezinyaweni zikamama ukuze bathole ukuhlakanipha neseluleko noma ukuze nje baxoxe kahle. Wayesemncane impela, kodwa ukuhlakanipha kwakhe, uthando, ukuqonda nokunakekela kwakungaphezu kweminyaka yakhe.  Ngamangazwa uthando nokuzinikela kwakhe ekusebenzeleni umphakathi. Ekuqaleni, ngangazi ukuthi eyakhe kwakuyinto engangifuna ukuyiqhubekisela phambili njengefa lempilo yami."

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  Izimpumelelo Zezemfundo

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Njengochwepheshe kanye nochwepheshe, izinto azithandayo zisukela kwezemfundo yaphansi kuye kwezamabhizinisi.

Jocelyn Dionne  uye wafundisa futhi wasebenza kubaphathi kuzilungiselelo zokunakekela izingane ezingenzi nzuzo kanye nezenza inzuzo kanye nezinhlangano iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20. U-Jocelyn ungumnikezeli wokunakekela izingane womndeni e-Norcross, e-Ga. U-Jocelyn usebenza kakhulu emkhakheni womsebenzi Wemfundo Yezingane Zasebancane. Imfundo Yezingane Zasebancane kanye neSociology yizifundo ezimbili ezithandwa uJocelyn futhi zibe nesandla ekuphumeleleni kwakhe emsebenzini. UJocelyn Dionne uyilungu elisebenzayo le-Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society in Education futhi uyilungu leKomidi Lenqubomgomo Yomphakathi ye-Kappa Delta Pi.

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Esinye isethulo sakhe esidume kakhulu nesihlobene namasiko esike sathrenda eminyakeni eyisithupha (6) eyedlule ukuqeqeshwa okubizwa ngokuthi, Kungani Egqoka I-Hijab? Kungani Izinwele Zakhe ZiyiKinky Kangaka? Ukubaluleka Kokuhlobana Kwezamasiko kanye Nobunikazi Bomphakathi Ezinhlelweni Zokufunda Zasekuqaleni . Lokhu kuqeqeshwa kuyashukumisa futhi kuhambisana kakhulu. Lokhu kuqeqeshwa kuyikhithi yamathuluzi yokusiza ochwepheshe bezemfundo, othisha, nabanakekeli kuyo yonke imikhakha yezemfundo nokunakekela. Lokhu kuqeqeshwa kusiza abantu ukuthi baqonde ukuthuthuka kwezenhlalo-ngokomzwelo nokuthi isiko, ukucwasa ngokwebala, i-ethnocentrisms, kanye nokuntuleka kokukhuthaza ukuzazi kahle kungabathinta kabi kanjani abafundi abasebasha eminyakeni eyi-0-8.

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  U-Jocelyn Dionne ungumqeqeshi ogunyaziwe wesifunda sase-Georgia ogunyazwe i-Georgia Professional Development System for Early Childhood Educators okuyingxenye ye-Bright kusukela ekuqaleni: Umnyango wase-Georgia Wokunakekela Kwasekuqaleni Nokufunda. U-Miss Jones unikezwe isitifiketi sokufundisa izifundo zokuthuthukiswa kochwepheshe zothisha bemfundo yabasebasha kanye nochwepheshe emikhakheni yokunakekelwa kwezingane kanye nesikole sikahulumeni.

U-Jocelyn Dionne ugxile ekufundiseni izifundo ze-Child Development Associate (CDA) zenhlangano yemfundo yabasaqalayo eyaziwa kuzwelonke nasemhlabeni wonke, iNational Council For Professional Recognition. UJocelyn Dionne unolwazi olunzulu njengochwepheshe bokuThuthukiswa koBungcweti (PD) kuMkhandlu Wokuqashelwa Kochwepheshe.  UJocelyn Dionne udizayina, abhale, futhi afundise ukuqeqeshwa kokuthuthukiswa kochwepheshe bezingane.  

Eceleni, uJocelyn Dionne wethule izethameli zikazwelonke nezamazwe ngamazwe ezinhlanganweni ezinkulu nezinesikhathi eside ezifana ne-HighScope, National Council For Professional Recognition, National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), First Things First, Georgia Head Start, US Nanny Institute, RAINBOW Institute. Yezemfundo Yokunakekelwa Kwezingane, Inethiwekhi Yephrojekthi Yokufunda, neminye imithombo yezindaba.  

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Impumelelo Yezemfundo

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• UJocelyn Dionne uneSitifiketi Sesikweletu Sezobuchwepheshe (TCC) esemncane evela e-Ellis College  

• I-BA in Sociology evela e-Bethune-Cookman University a HBCU e-Daytona Beach Florida

• I-MS ku-Early Childhood Studies ingcweti Yokufundisa Abantu Abadala I-Early Childhood Ed (gpa 4.0) yase-Walden University.

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Eceleni, uJocelyn unguprofesa ohlanganisayo eMnyangweni Wezingane Zasezincane e-Ashworth College. UMnyango Wezingane Ezisakhula ungomunye weminyango emikhulu e-Ashworth College enezinga lokuphothula ngo-95%. Eceleni kwalokho, wasebenza ku-Early Childhood Advisory Board e-Ashworth.  Unguthisha oku-inthanethi ku-Outschool.com naku-KidPass yabafundi basekhaya abaneminyaka engu-3-18 ubudala.

Ifilosofi Yokufunda kaJocelyn Dionne Jones

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Lena indawo ka-Jocelyn Dionne  ukufunda ifilosofi yokufundisa iwukudala umphakathi wokufunda.Ukholelwa ukuthi kubalulekile ukusekela abafundi kulokho abakuzuzile ezifundweni zabo. UJocelyn Dionne ukholelwa ekwesekeni umfundi nokuhlangana naye ezingeni lakhe. Ngakho-ke, ukuhlinzeka ngezinsiza zokusiza abafundi bathole impumelelo enkulu ezifundweni.  Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwakha indawo yokwethembeka, ukuhlonipha ukuhlukahluka, kanye nokuba nekhono ezindleleni zakhe zokufundisa kubaluleke kakhulu endaweni yokufunda.