My decision to become an early childhood teacher was a fairly simple one. I knew that I loved interacting and working with young children and knew that this was something that just felt right for me. As my dad once told me, “Adam, you always loved being around little kids, even when you were a little kid.” I recall looking at a brochure about doing an early childhood teaching degree at a particular university. I saw this picture on the…..
I first thought about becoming an early childhood teacher almost exactly 30 years ago. My first inspiration came from my honorary aunt Terri who was my preschool/kindergarten teacher back in the mid-1970s. As she watched me grow over the years she began to tell me how I had a gift with young children and should think about becoming an early childhood teacher. At first, I thought this was a bit weird as I thought men did not do this for…..