As teachers we assess children, but do we assess ourselves?
What is my professional identity? I asked myself this question in another class. Everyone has different roles in life be it a mother, a father, an employee, a neighbor etc. Professional who am I?
I'm not a risk taker. I'm not a visionary. I'm a realist! I enjoy working in my program and am satisfied with the way things are going. Will I want to change things over time? Probably. I'm I satisfied in my profession? Yes. I love what I'm doing. I enjoy the working with children and teaching the future generations. I'm not satisfied with society at large. I feel that teachers and schools get the short end of the stick. State resources are limited when giving back to schools and teachers. Schools are lacking funds and teachers are being paid less. I have dreams, but I'm not a visionary. I have realistic dreams and although they are not fillfulled I'm in the beginning steps of making my dream come true. The statement that I choose is "When I feel something really needs changing, I'm willing to stick my neck out." I choose this statement because I may not be one to speak up everytime I see something not working. If I feel that its important to change than I will do what it takes to get those changes.
Hi Jasmine,
ReplyDeleteIn considering both your blog assignments, how can societal views of early childhood as well as understanding yourself help to construct your role within the field and at your center? How can a director create a space that encourages an examination of both societal views and personal roles within the field? How might a director provide support for creating a vision related to this examination? What might this support look like?
Jeanne
Hi Jasmine,
ReplyDeleteI like your label as a "realist". I think that as a educator/teacher now days, you have to be real and live in the NOW. We see that all schools are ran on a very little budget, but we have to make the most of it and provide the best education for the future generations.
Maybe society will change and make early childhood education an importance, but until then what are you going to do to make society turn our way?
just testing if i can comment...
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