I believe working with kids has been my calling ever since I was a little girl. When I was younger I had a lot of teachers who made a huge impact in my life.One of them was my grandma who was also a educators.Her and my mom were one of my biggest supporters when I told them I wanted to be a teacher. I loved playing teacher with my sister as a kid. I always played with kids who were a few years younger than me. In my after school program.
Now, I applied for my first child care job. I called them to check on my application. They didn’t think I was qualified. I never stop applying to jobs. One day I saw a flyer in class. I applied to an Early Child Care Center (EC3) and weeks later they reached out to me.I could not believe it. I was so excited I told my mom. I was 19 years old and frustrated that when I tried no one gave me a chance. Until I got the opportunity at Ec3. It was a support staff but eventually classroom assignment later. I have worked at my job for 3 ½ years. Everyday is a new day. I have had opportunities to grow and learn. My first year working there I worked with young toddlers. Now they are in the preschool age room.
A few months went by when I was just working. My first family reached out about nannying their son. He was very sensitive at that age. This was a big opportunity because I could have that one on one time. I could use what I learned from class and support him. He was 1 at the time, but he just turned 5 recently. His parents could see the impact I have made on him. His family members who would visit home liked me and supported him. It’s inspiring that I was able to be one of the people to help impact his life. Now he has a sister who I work with at school and home. The picture I chose is her and I reading a book at school. She was explaining to me what was happening. I love to see the little impact I have made on the family since I started my career with them.
During the pandemic it was a hard time for the first few months of the shutdowns. Which impacted my job working at EC3. When we were able to come back. I was so happy to see the children . I know some days will be harder than others. Each day I’m learning as well as the kids. I believe that I am capable of teaching young children. That makes these big impacts later down the road. I believe working with kids has been my calling ever since I was a little girl.
Olivia Prichard
December 1, 2022 — 9:33 pm
Thank you for sharing your passion about being a teacher! I has been great to watch you grow!
Tricia McKay
December 5, 2022 — 10:48 am
I too have always felt that one of the gifts of being a teacher is being able to learn along side my students. Keep believing in yourself and following your dream! You have a lot to offer the children, but they have a lot they can teach you as well.
Diana
December 5, 2022 — 11:36 pm
What a nice way to transmit your passion to others! it is nice that since you were little knew what was your passion, many high school students struggle with what to study and it can be seen that you knew it since little! Working with kids is a big responsibility but is one of the best gifts too. You learn a lot from them and get to experience more with the different personalities you can get to meet every day with them.
Zoey Aikins
January 16, 2023 — 3:50 pm
I thought this was a great way to show your passion and why you love what you do. I also found my passion at a young age which is working with animals so I have always known that that’s what I want to do with my time. It’s so good to love your job and for your job to be a positive impact on your everyday life since you spend a lot of time there. Working with kids can be very stressful but the feeling of connecting with a kid you are helping is worth all the trouble ever. This was a great post to show others that having something you love can make a huge difference in your life