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As a teacher it has always intrigued me on how much emphasis our society places on academic achievement for one to be “successful” in learning and in life. As a preschool teacher for many years, I “graded” my students on how well they interacted with others in a variety of social situations as opposed to how well they displayed their general intellect for facts and figures. I always felt my students were “successful” when they had mastered these simple yet…..
Teaching young children I feel is one of the most difficult aspects of being a teacher. When I first completed my early childhood teaching degree I went almost by default into the day care ranks as a supply (relief) preschool teacher. This being that this was the only place that seemed to provide any immediate teaching jobs especially for early childhood graduates. But once I got there I soon realised why. And as much as I did enjoy the many…..
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…..