Personal Childhood Web

My papaw- I was very much a papaw's girl.
He was my father figure and taught me the value
of hard work. He would often give me a job to do at their
house and then mamaw would take me out to lunch and
shopping. 

 My mamaw-She was the most kind,
unselfish person I have ever known. When my home
 life got rough I would walk to their house, which was
my safe haven.  She taught me to cook, sew,
 and that God loves me.

me

my mom- she had me when she was
young and struggled with what to do with me.
She would always calm me when I was scared.
Seeing how hard her life was, was my motivation
to get good grades, go to college, and leave the
"holler."

                       

my great grandma-I would spend time
with her on the farm every summer. She taught me to
 valuenature, use resources wisely, the importance
 of forgiveness, and to put others first. She would also
 pick me up and take me to church every Sunday.

Hi everyone, this is one of my favorite quotes for anytime I think that I cannot do something.  It might be giving a presentation, deciding to finally finish my masters, or running an Obstacle Course Race (OCR).  It applies to the world of early childhood education as well. We all need a little encouragement at some point.

I remember my first year as a lead teacher for Head Start we had to give a test called the NRA, it was a standardized test for preschoolers.   It was confusing and completely inappropriate for early childhood, and my kids were upset afterwards.  I told them something like the quote above that I knew they were very smart, the test was done, and now we  can play.  We got out the instruments and had a parade to celebrate how awesome we were.  We created a word wall, drawing, and other things to show how awesome we were.  Before we had to do the test again at the end of the year, I had the kids to look at all the things we had did and learned.  I reiterated to them again that I knew they were super smart and could do anything.  I often find myself wondering how those kids are doing now.

 The quote above is one of my favorite that has to do with teaching. When I was teaching I tried to find ways to engage all of my kids and make learning fun. Yes, it stretched me and I had to put in extra hours, but it was worth it to see when the "light bulb" would light up for each of the kids.  As a director I copied this quote and gave to all the staff to hang up as a reminder to not make the child conform to our way of teaching but to conform our way of teaching to the child. This is one of the reasons I don't think there is such a thing as a learning disability, just a learning difference.

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Hi everyone,
Welcome to my blog.  I have set this blog up as an assignment  for a class that I am taking to finally finish my masters degree.  I hope you enjoy reading it.