Name: Dorothy Thompson
Date: 1/30/12Name of Program/Setting: Infant toddler classroom
Who I spoke with: I spoke with the lead teacher in the classroom.
What I learned about …I learned how they set up the classroom, how they plan for their children and how they implement the lesson plan. I learned that everything I learn in the classroom is not the same for when you go into the child care centers. There are different rules. Do not go in there expecting to see what you were taught in the classroom. It is amazing how the teachers work with the infants and young toddlers. Children and teachers are learning all day. Every minute is a learning opportunity. The children are like sponges and they learn as they play and interact with peers and adults in the classroom. The classroom has multicultural families, as I watched the teacher interact with the parents I find that no matter what your ethnic background the outcome is the same. The families want to be treated with respect and they also want quality care and education for their children.
Two insights, experiences, or quotes that I will share in my blog this week…
The insights I want to share are that no matter what I have learned in my classrooms it is up to me what I take into that child care classroom with me. It is not what I do but how I do it. It is up to me how I want to approach the educational needs of the infants and toddlers. I have also learned that not everybody have the same technique and passion for teaching. Also it is hard to go into a classroom, observe, and ask a teacher questions that you have the answers to, because of what you saw in that classroom, and the teacher do not understand what you are asking. It made me feel that I was testing her which was not my intention. I wanted an explanation for what I saw and did not understand why it was done that way.