Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Why I chose Early Childhood Education!
I absolutly adore working with children, especially the young ones.Over the summers, during my highschool and college years, I worked on staff at a summer camp called Camp St. Christopher on Seabrook Island, SC. The ages of the kids who came to camp ranged from 4 to 17. As a staff member, I was responsible for leading different camp activities which ranged from sailing, to outdoor skills and beach games, and also leading them in bible studies. Working with these kids, feuled my passion to wantto go into a fieldwhere I would work with them every day. Since I particularly enjoy working with the younger kids, ages 3to 8, I decided to persue a degreein teaching. I cant wait to utilize my creativity,passion, and energy to influence the lives of children. I hope that through this semester, I will learn the techniques and strategies to be the best teacher I possibly can be. I cant wait to see what the future holds for me and us as a class!!
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I appreciate your enthusiasm and look forward to getting to know you better over the semester.
ReplyDeleteI have taught tennis for years and I think we may have experienced a similar enjoyment from our counselor positions. Kids are very creative and full of life. I think their energy and desire to learn and try new things is almost contagious when you are exposed to it. It is neat that you got to work with kids ages 3-8 because there is so much development throughout those years? Was there one age group you found you enjoyed the most?
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