Module 4

Parents are very interesting. For this Module I was able to observe parent and student interaction at the child care center that I have been observing. I find it very interesting that there are parents that care so much  and then there are parents that care so less. It is horrible to see the interactions that some children lack with their parents compared to many other children. Especially at a very young age- it is crucial that parents are involved in their child's life and when you see that, that is not happening it really makes you want to hug that child and cry for them. I know all parents are different but I think that there is a fine line. Children need crucial interactions with their parents. Children need parts that are involved in their educational process and their learning of life. I was able to also see how some parents come to the center to pick up their children and some parents talk to the teachers and even the child themselves and just asking them about their day and their experiences with the other children that day. It is very nice to see this happen and then you also see the parents that come to the door- ask for their child to come out and their gone for the day. VERY SAD. There will always be parents that are like this but it is just sad to see it happen. All we can do as teachers and caregivers is provide the best experiences for the students as possible and to make those experiences fun and educational. We need to make learning fun for the students and we need to provide parents with the understanding and knowledge of how important their child's education is.

Module 3 Blog Post

I interviewed/ interacted with the preschool teacher at the daycare that I am working with. She is a great teacher. The children absolutely love her. I really enjoyed our conversation about young children and their importance in the world. We talked about how the young children of today are our presidents and leaders later in life and how it is our responsibilities to  provide an education to them that will provide them the knowledge to do accomplish great things in life. We also spoke more about health and how it is so important that children stay healthy. We also talked about how children need environments to help them stay healthy and active as well.

Observing and Interacting with Professionals

In the daycare that I have been working with the staff members are wonderful. They all have positive attitudes and mind sets. I find this is be great especially around the students. The classroom what I have been observing is a toddler 2 class.The children really look at the teacher and other staff members as role models and those to look up at-so it is very crucial that the staff is caring, positive and happy to be there. Many teachers go to work to receive the paycheck and really do not give much enthusiasm and concern to their students and they only do the bare minimum but there are plenty of teachers that are the opposite and this daycare really shows those types of teachers. These teachers work with and along side the children where some teachers of young children just let them roam and do their own things. From the observation for this module I was really able to see more of the behind the senses activity as well for a teacher on a normal day. I was able to observe the before classes start mode that this center has. I was able to watch and interact with the preparing for class materials and lesson planning. I really enjoy this setting as a fieldwork location. I find this center to be not only positive, helpful and educational to the students but also for myself. It is an eye opener for what really happens and takes place on any given day.

Module 2 Initial blog Post

The teacehrs that I worked with these last two weeks- teach a class called toddler 2-obviously they are toddlers at the age of 2. This has been a great experince for me and I also feel that it was a great experince for the children. The teachers and the students all welcomed me into their classroom and made me feel comfortable and right at home. The children were very well behaved. I love working with young children so I thought that by doing my fieldwork in a daycare would be awesome. The first day in the classroom the children had to take tiem to get used to me and to feel comfortable around me and I was the same way. Many of the children would come to me before they went to the teacher. The second time I was there the children were in a group time where they were using numbers and I find it very interesting how young children learn and comprehend things. In this setting I sort of sat back and observed how the children interacted with the teachers and with one another. The children in this classroom get along so well- I was very surprised. I just know that this is going to be a great quarter working with these children and with the two teachers of the classroom.

Advocacy Research Topic

My Advocacy research plan is going to be on the importance of play in Early Childhood Education.