This class came at the perfect time! I was off for the summer and had time to reflect on my years in the classroom and my hopes for the future. As I am busy getting ready for a new bunch of kindergarten kiddos, I have many hopes for the new school year. I hope I can make every child in my classroom valued and respected, I hope to instill in them a true love for learning that will last them a life time. I want to treat every child with the kindness and love that I use with my own children. I hope my classroom is a place my students look forward coming to every morning and a place they do not want to leave at the end of the day. I hope to show the families of my students that they are their child’s first and most important teacher. I want to give them the tools they need to continue the learning process at home. These are the same goals I would hope every early childhood teacher would have. We have the best job in the world! Even though it can be frustrating at times, there will always be amazing, curious, innocent children who are waiting to be loved and learn about the world around them.
I want to thank each of you for reading my thoughts, inspiring me, giving me ideas and things to reflect on. I wish you the best of luck in the future and hope that when it comes to work, you will always do what you love.
Leigh, excellent post! Those are all great things to strive for and be successful in your classroom. I can already tell, you love what you do and look forward in incorporating whatever you learn into how you teach children in your classroom and even your own. I look forward in continuing our journey together through our specialization,
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