Throughout the course of my graduate journey I have learned many things. For one, I learned where my true passions and goals lie, in the heart of early childhood. I found my true passion for infants and toddlers and better understand the high quality care they need to have a successful educational experience. Infants and toddlers is where it all began for me and this course in particular helped me understand that. Another thing I learned is the hard work that I am willing to put in in order to provide high quality care for children and families. Researching and understanding the issues and trends of early childhood give me a better understanding of where emphasis needed to be placed in order to help improve the field of early childhood education. The third thing I learned was that it takes a village, literally. By working with communities and building support for children and families, making connections is important to what we do and an amazing component to providing quality experiences.
A long term goal is to open my own high quality child development center here in North Carolina. I understand that it will take a lot of hard work and dedication to make it successful and I plan on making it a positive experience that children and families will never forget!
I want to leave everyone with a couple of my favorite quotes. “Be the change you want to see in the world” by Ghandi and “We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.” Being a preschool teacher supplied me with this so I understand how much those hugs really impact the children and adults.
