Learning Reflection…

An explanation of my most passionate hope for your future as an early childhood professional and for the children and families with whom you work or will work would be to continue to feel energized and passionate about teaching despite all the negative growth and development in the field. My passion is to help children achieve better education for their future endeavors. Having a committed passion for the early childhood profession, which demonstrates in all aspects of my work with, and on behalf of, children, families, and the early childhood field continues to enhance my committed passion to certain concepts, that expose children, their families and the early childhood field to a better outcome of their lives. Once I have this level of understanding for the children, their families, and the field, it would place me in a greater position of my Professional passion, dream, aspiration, and goals for children, their families, and their development.

I also want to stay embracing diversity in the classroom with great determination to improve Early childhood education. I am willing to make a difference to advance my career not only as a teacher but to become an advocate to the children, their families, and the community at large. I want to be able to motivate others to help them in areas they may be struggling with and be a positive force in the lives of children and their families. I will use my dreams, aspirations, and faith to benefit, encourage, and inspire others, and have a burning desire to help children and their families. My motivation comes from me wanting to see others happy and comfortable enough to achieve and be successful. I became a teacher because I wanted to show compassion, diversity, and make a difference not only for myself but also for the children of today. I am inspired and very optimistic that I can and will be the one to make the difference and also be the difference in and out of my classroom. I will support innovative thinking and celebrate each child’s individuality to the best of my ability. 

I want to be able to encourage and positively influence the next generation of children and families. I aim to become an early childhood teacher, but supporting diversity in children and their families will be my main focus. As a teacher, I will be able to show them that they can succeed no matter what life throws at them because children should not be pushed aside; because they are incapable of learning due to a language barrier or disability. I will keep being the motivator towards my goals, to help ensure teaching is inclusive of all children, no matter their first language, cultural background, skills, or upbringing. According to Derman-Sparks, 2010, “It is our job to listen and learn as well as talk and initiate the search for common ground solutions to specific differences (Derman-Sparks & Olsen Edwards, 2010). This will give me a better vision of where I might be in a few years and I will be able to set out both short-term and long-term goals, striving to achieve them all. 

Typing my final blog for this class, I want to first thank Dr. Bird-Pickens for all the positive feedback she has given me to improve my assignments every time.  With these, I was able to get better every time and I know it will also help me along the way for the other course and times ahead. To my colleagues, thank you as well for the opportunity to gain so much more knowledge over the past 8 weeks. It is always a pleasure getting to know new individuals and building relationships, partnerships, and even friendships along the way. I know we do not know each other on a personal level, nevertheless, the journey was still a good one in getting to know you virtually. As we continue on this journey in the education field for our younger generation, I pray that all our hard work, dreams, goals, and aspirations carry on with us to the end. Continue to strive and advocate as strong educators. This is just the beginning and not the end of the road. 

Reference 

Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, J.O. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).