All+About+Me

 All About Me

I think 3, 4, and 5 year olds are the most fun and it is an age where anything can and does happen! I find that they often teach me as much as I teach them. Learning at this age sets the tone for their future learning, as they learn about themselves: who they are, what they like and don't like, and how to make and be a friend. This is the age when you truly believe in magic because it happens: we as educators need to remember to not give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens!

The personal beliefs, values, and morals I bring to the Early Childhood profession is that all children and their families deserve to be treated with respect regardless of race, economic status, tradition, culture, disability, or religion. I believe children learn best in a trusting environment with caring adults that nurture and keep them safe while they explore and learn from the world around them. Children need opportunities to gain self-esteem, confidence, and the ability to problem-solve with peers to have their wants and needs met. I believe that children should be taught as individuals and respected as an individual in a classroom that is aware of and accepts differences.

My professional responsibility to children is to create and promote an environment in which they feel included as an important member of the group. My professional responsibility to families is to build a trusting relationship with them as partners in their child's education empowering them to be their child's first teacher and advocate.

My professional responsibility to colleagues is to be respectful of them as an indiviual, to be open to collaboration and new ideas, and to support them in the best way that I can in order to best help them to be successful. My professional responsibility to the community is to be respectful of the community around me, to be informed about the services available in my community, to introduce the children I teach to the community, and to introduce the comunity to the children. I believe it is important to teach children to respect the environment and their surroundings while introducing them to the community.

The intangible gifts I wish to give to children: to love and feel good about themselves, to be proud of their accomplishments, to be who they are, to do what they like, to include everyone, to be respectful, to be creative, to dance often, to love learning, to always ask why, to always try their ideas, and for them to say "that's ok" when they make mistake and move on. I always want them to know that there is someone who cares about them.

About me: I have two sons Brady and Connor, a husband named Robert, a dog and a cat, and I drive a red truck. I love to see my flowers blooming in the spring. I love to read. I love music. I love a beautiful sunrise and sunset. I love warm sunny days. I have been in college off and on for 12 years. I really enjoy the collaboration and sharing of ideas, thoughts, and experiences with my classmates. I learn from the children and families I work with. I learn about me.