Early childhood education

a SMART one. I specifically want to gain a degree in Early Childhood Education, and to be a positive influence on the next generation of young people. To do this, I must first complete my Associate’s Degree. There are classes online that need to be completed to work towards my goal. To measure my progress of achieving this goal will be based on the…

teachers. The challenging but achievable education and certification, the fun job description along with the auspicious job outlook makes teaching an excellent profession to enter. In order to become a preschool teacher one must major in early childhood education and earn a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, which usually takes four years of college. Typically someone going to school to become a teacher spends the last two years of college studying childhood education. During these last two years,…

Parent participation means families join in children’s educational experiences as a part of children’s learning life in the early childhood setting with opportunities to speak and be listened to (Cagliari, Barozzi, Giudici, 2004). Although parents has always been a crucial part in children’s development, the early childhood educators and services have not always regarded parents as part of their work (Duncan, 2014). Even under Te Whāriki’s emphasis on the family/whānau involvement…

I found this course to be very beneficial to my education and future career as an early childhood educator. The information I have gained from the many articles and speakers will help me become a more successful teacher. I have many resources to come back to when I am in need of ideas or words of wisdom. This course allowed me to explore the field of education deeper. I have learned that even if classroom teaching isn’t for me I will have many other opportunities to get a good job. Overall, I…

Growing up around educators and starting my learning journey at an early age, a thought never crossed my mind: “I really am lucky to have all these people care about my future success.” Not everyone is as fortunate as I am. Early Childhood Education or ECE is an important factor on the success of students all over the world. Last school year, I had planned on starting a book club at one of the feeder schools for my high school, to try to promote reading and boost literacy levels for the school.…

Early Childhood Education Early childhood education is always a big issue, deciding whether or not to send your kids away or if it would be beneficial to a young child who is still dependent on you as a parent. The advanced skills your child would be learning as they grow up and develop new skills such as social and motor skills. “What we know about children is that their work is to play,” says Patsy Ward. Kids could learn so much through early education, but some kids are not ready…

Philosophy of Education Everyone has their own philosophy of education. This is good in the sense that not every child learns in the exact same way and may need a different approach, but it can also cause conflict. When two or more philosophies conflict with each other it is important to put the child first. It is our ethical responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy environment for the children. In the NAEYC code of ethical conduct it states that "this principle has precedence over all…

a good education and health services when these are required; and having more protective factors in their environment than risk factors” McMurray, A., & Clendon, J. (2011) Early childhood educators therefore play an imperative role in fostering children’s health, it is…

At the beginning of the semester I was nervous about FEEP because I didn’t know if I was making the right decision about going into early childhood education. I enjoyed my education classes, but FEEP was my first experience inside the classroom. I was place in Sherman Elementary in a kindergarten class. The first day I was really nervous because I didn’t know if I was going to like Sherman or being in a kindergarten class. After the first week of class I wasn’t nervous anymore and was excited…

Assignment 1 From reviewing and skimming through the syllabus and book the three items that I find the most interesting is Early childhood education as a profession, Health, Safety, and Communicating with Young children, and Modeling adult relationships in early childhood settings. I chose early childhood as a profession because it has always been my passion to work with children choosing this profession can’t just be a random choice it has to be something a person want to do. When it comes to…