My Philosophy Of An Early Childhood Educator

Early childhood is a time of curiosity, a time for play, and a time of rapid development. Every child is unique and deserving of an early childhood education that facilitates academic, social, and developmental growth through a variety of enjoyable experiences. Differentiated instruction adapts content, products and processes to meet the diverse learning needs and preferences of students (Thousand, Villa, & Nevin, 2007). Friedrich Froebel, the creator of Kindergarten, believed that children grow and learn as they play (Bruno, 2009). Play-based instruction not only enables young learners to have fun, but it also encourages interactive and cooperative learning, passion for discovery, and a foundation for later learning experiences

At the heart of early childhood education are young children. I thrive on the notion that education is a lifelong process and the building blocks of learning are developed in the early stages of life. I believe that life is all about gaining knowledge and sharing what we have learned with others. My philosophy of Early Childhood Education is based on research that indicates that a child’s growth is developmental. Each and every child is unique in terms of life experiences, developmental readiness and cultural heritage.

• To teach is to engage in lifelong intellectual work through the merging of academic theories and research, classroom research and practice, living in the social and political world, and studying the intellectual work of children to produce practices and knowledge in the best interest of children in a socially just, democratic society.

My early education shaped my motivations and philosophy in both negative and positive ways. At a young age, I became motivated to read and learn as much as possible. I regularly outperformed all of my peers in school and became focused on showing everyone that I was superior to them. Consequently, I continued to perform better and became convinced that I was smarter than my classmates and friends. Despite being given chances to excel in elementary school; in fifth, sixth, and seventh grade I was not sufficiently challenged and was disappointed that my time in school felt wasted. This was particularly frustrating because I had contemplated skipping sixth grade, but was discouraged to do so. Halfway through seventh grade I had the opportunity to challenge myself again. This time it did not influence my motivation or work habits; instead, I learned self-humility and had my personal philosophy reshaped.

I want to become someone who teaches, an educator, a role model, a teacher. I want to help children in their early childhood education. I want to become a teacher because teachers play a very big role in children’s lives. Not only do they serve as educators, but for many kids, the classroom is where they feel the safest. They feel welcomed and at home. For these certain kids it is their one place of stability where they are always guaranteed to be loved and get fed and to have fun. I enjoy watching kids grow and helping them develop their learning skills. Every kid needs a good education and I want to be the one giving them that good education. I want to make a difference in their lives and prepare them for the road ahead.

As a child I struggled significantly with literacy. Words, letters and sounds made no sense to me and I would marvel over pages filled with lines and squiggles wondering how everyone else saw something I couldn’t see. Words felt like Magic Eye Illusions; if I stared long enough maybe I could see something special there too. It wasn’t long before I was diagnosed with dyslexia and dysgraphia. These diagnoses, and the immediate response from my new educational team, was the safety net that kept me from slipping through the cracks. It was this life event that propelled me towards a career in education.

I keep myself aware of what’s happening in each child home life by simply talking to the parents. There is no easier way to get a look into a child’s home life by having a conversation with the parents. The dialogue between an educator and a parent should be more than “Sally had a good day”. I often ask “What are you doing this evening/weekend?” or “Sally had trouble using the potty, is this happening with you also”? Asking the parents open ended question about their child will allow you to see what goes on at home and enabling you to use it in the classroom. Seeing that Sally had trouble in school and at home, it can aid the educator and the mother to work together to figure out a solution. Knowing the home life of a child tailors my teaching and how I approach certain situation to the specific child and their need. All in all, building a positive relationship with the parents, can help the educator to aid the development of the child. As co-parents the main goal is to help in raising the child the best way

(a) I went to Community College of Philadelphia to obtain my Associate’s Degree in Applied Science of Early Education. I further my education at Chestnut Hill College; with a Bachelor’s Degree in Science of Human Services, minor psychology. I knew I did not want to stop my education; however I did not want to obtain a degree in the same field. With that in mind, I applied to Bloomsburg University MBA fast-track program. I will be graduating in August of 2017. (b) I am currently an Academy Director for a childcare center in the urban neighborhoods. A year is shortly approaching for me to be the Academy Director at the center; however, I been with the company for over seven years. Within the company I have been promoted many times to higher positions. In addition, I work as an Adult for Daily Living at a Drug and Alcohol place in the Suburban Area.

When I graduate high school and eventually college, I want to become a preschool teacher. ”Around here, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things because we’re curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” This quote was said by Walt Disney. I want to teach the children to be curious about everything, help introduce them to the world, and to be an important part in every kid’s life. I love working with little children and I want to help them along a little bit in their lives. Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” I can change the world and every young child's life that I come in contact with. I can shape

I believe that life is all about gaining knowledge and sharing what we have learned with others. I feel that education is a lifelong process and the building blocks of learning are developed in the early stages of life. The early years of elementary school are one of the first places that the building blocks of learning are established for Early Childhood Education should provide the academic, social, and emotional basics to children.

I am Marhitza Rico and I am studying Human Development and Family Science with the concentration in Early Childhood Education. I am currently a junior and hope to graduate in May of 2019 with my Bachelors. After graduating with my Bachelors, I plan to continue one more year and acquire my Masters in Early Childhood Education. With my degree, I will obtain a teaching degree and the opportunity to work in a field that pertains to children from birth to third grade. When I have accomplished my schooling, I plan to look for a job as a social worker. I want to attain experience and learn about the social work field. Optimistically I will fall in love with a social work career, however if that is not the case I will look for a teaching job. If I become a teacher I plan to teach either

Early childhood education (ECE) has an important influence on children. This affect can make children’s life not only easy but also very hard. In my first personal philosophy statement (PPS1), I mentioned some purposes that for me they should cover in early childhood curriculum. I believe that the purposes in PPS1 can help children to gain many abilities such as academic, social and language. However, I think that the main purpose of childhood education should be to make children happy because when children are happy, the whole world can be happy. If they are not happy in their classes, teachers cannot prepare an environment to help them to learn what they aim. When they are ready to learn, they can gain the purposes that they can develop themselves

When working with children it is our role to be able to create great connections with not only the child but the family also. Through that the family will be more comfortable leaving their child I take care center. There are many ways that relationships can be built up and/or improved, the most common way is to ask questions, for the kids and parents once they enter the room, that is a great way to start conversations to get to know them. Not only should you be asking and getting to know the family but also have in the family get to know you, talking about myself so the family knows who I am where come from and what I mentalities intentions are in the classroom. There's never too many questions to be asked by anybody whether it be the children parents or staff questions are always great to ask. It may be from one of the parents enter the room to when the kids are playing just simply go up to him ask them how their day went or what they're playing with etc. children are also very curious and ask many questions when they do a staff members we have to be able to answer them so that they do not feel like they do not matter or that question it's not important because any questions from Important to not important could help the child either learn something or just get a better

There are several components that can contribute to shaping one’s worldview. In most cases, these components consist of a strong set of rules, roles and assumptions that cannot help but shape one’s sense of themselves in the world (Harro, 2008). In this case, the specific life experiences that have shaped my worldview begin in early childhood. Starting in kindergarten through fifth grade, I attended six different elementary schools. Based on how children develop, one may identify this as a risk factor to development. However, by constantly moving, I had the opportunity to learn proper social skills, to interact with new people, identifying as different genders, races and ethnicities, wherever I was located and gain a better understanding

A good teacher has not only a knowledge of early childhood education, but the ability to empathize with children and to give personalized care and attention. Early childhood is a highly diverse field that serves children from birth through age 8. During these years, children participate in different kinds of care and education settings.