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Workbook 1.1: Introduction It was a bitter January day when I walked into W.H Morden- my old elementary school. I spent half of my awkward pre-adolescence days there, while I attended I participated in a bunch of extra curricular activities- you name it, and I probably managed to juggle it. Anything from track and field, the eco team, the volleyball team, basketball team, and refereeing school games in my spare time. That year I managed to have graduated grade 8 with a drama award, and how I managed to balance all of that, I do not know. However, that day I was there for a completely different reason. It had been a few years since I had been back, and a lot had changed. The school got a new principal, new teachers, and some …show more content…

It was from that moment that I knew in my heart of hearts that I wanted to impact these children in the ways that they had impacted me. These essential communication skills that I gathered during the time I spent at the elementary school vary in a vast array, and it has since affected the way I talk to people today. Such as listening attentively, a very big skill to develop. Meaning making sure my body language is directed towards them- whether that means getting down to their level, making important eye contact, and ensuring that no one interrupts them. Another skill I proudly developed while I spent my time there was my ability to keep calm even in a situation of panic, children are extremely good at reading people’s emotions, and if the supervisor is rough housing and riling up children it could easily lead to someone becoming injured, so staying level headed, and sensible is a must to keeping everything harmonious in class. So with these new skills I had since developed, I set out on my path to further my education. I applied to all my universities. I was very fortunate enough to be accepted into all of them which I didn’t at all expect. However when I delved further into researching the certain programs that I applied to my options slowly dwindled. It was either too expensive, and completely unrealistic, or, the program wouldn’t exactly lead me to the path of working in a preschool. However there was my

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