This was a hard assignment for me to do, because apparently my career choice is a joke to some people that are closed to me. The only people that I can truly say that support my career choice are my coworkers. I work at a preschool and I am a baby/infant teacher, everyone thinks I am babysitting.
On the other hand, things in my environment that are supportive to me are my alarm clock, my “brain” appointment book, my books and articles from school, and finally my laptop.
My alarm gets me up everyday to get to work in time, my “brain” helps me keep my themes in order to keep up with the supplies that I need, believe it or not I use many of my books, articles, and journals that I acquire from Walden University, finally my laptop helps me with prints, ideas, and classroom supplies.
I think the biggest challenge I come across (and its not imaginative) is gaining support from my family. I would love for them to be as happy for my career choice as I am; they think all I do is babysit children all day. What they don’t know is that I do more than babysit, I teach children and force them to experiment and try new things on a daily basis.
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice if everyone around us supported our decisions. Many think that Early Childhood programs are much like babysitting, however as you stated it is much more than that. Just think of the reward that you have in the end...those children will be forever grateful to have had a great and caring teacher!