I have always loved working with children. Showing them new things and getting them excited about the world around them in an informal manner. When I first enter Tidewater Community college, I wasn’t sure to want I wanted to do. After a few years, I decided to take a break from school to get employment. Unfortunately, I didn’t have must success, I wasn’t sure if I should go back to school or not. I decide to ask my mother about it and she suggested going into education. Working with young children, in her word I always had a way with children and that career seem like a good fit for me. I decided to take her suggest and try to get a degree in early childhood education. I have to admit it 's been the best decision of my life.
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It’s easy to tell the difference from a teacher that wants to teach to children and likes working with them. As oppose to those that can’t stand being around children. They work hard to give their students a quality education while the latter just does it for a paycheck. Patience is also something that is necessary since this job can be stressful and hard on the nerves. So it’s impossible to be calm all the time having a lot of patience does help in the long …show more content…
A teacher can only do so much for their students each day without the support of family and the community. Families are the ones that have the biggest impact on a child’s learning. So a teacher needs to do their best to welcome them in the classroom and help support them by providing them resources. One of the biggest problems this country faces is the availability of good programs for parents and families. These days Parents are forced to work more hours and have less time to spend with their children. I can help by providing them with information that could help and programs that will benefit them in the long run.
Out of the many theories that I learned, there is one that has the greatest impact on me. Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences which, states that there are many different types of intelligence. That there are a variety of ways to teach that can cater to many intelligences instead of one. Looking back, I did better in the hands-on lessons that center on creativity than simple lectures and papers. It makes me think of how much more involved I could have been if there were more classes that cater to my style of
I believe that …show more content…
It’s easy to tell the difference from a teacher that wants to teach to children and likes working with them. As oppose to those that can’t stand being around children. They work hard to give their students a quality education while the latter just does it for a paycheck. Patience is also something that is necessary since this job can be stressful and hard on the nerves. So it’s impossible to be calm all the time having a lot of patience does help in the long …show more content…
A teacher can only do so much for their students each day without the support of family and the community. Families are the ones that have the biggest impact on a child’s learning. So a teacher needs to do their best to welcome them in the classroom and help support them by providing them resources. One of the biggest problems this country faces is the availability of good programs for parents and families. These days Parents are forced to work more hours and have less time to spend with their children. I can help by providing them with information that could help and programs that will benefit them in the long run.
Out of the many theories that I learned, there is one that has the greatest impact on me. Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences which, states that there are many different types of intelligence. That there are a variety of ways to teach that can cater to many intelligences instead of one. Looking back, I did better in the hands-on lessons that center on creativity than simple lectures and papers. It makes me think of how much more involved I could have been if there were more classes that cater to my style of