My Supports

Support in this field is very essential. Being a teacher can become very hard at times. We as teachers, have to deal with different people and attitudes everyday. So, support is what we need to make it through. My support comes from my mom, colleagues, administrator, and any training material. My mom always give me motivation to finish any task that I'm trying to accomplish. With me being a new single mother, it can get hard at times, with me going to school and working full-time. My colleagues and I always motivating each other everyday. It seem as if,, everyday we have a new procedure or rule change. That's why it's good to be able to adapt to change. My administrator of the schools always gives us daily encouragement throughout the day. Training is very essential when you are a teacher. There is never too much information that you can learn. For example, is you are dealing with a child with bad behavior, you look up resources to see how to deal with that situation. Without support, I feel it would be very difficult to get through the day. Everyone needs support in whatever they do.

One challenge that I choose is not having any support. Support is an extra motivator to get through a task or a difficult time. Support can also help you got hat extra mile and give you extra strength to pull through.

My Connections to Play

When I was growing up, play wasn't as predominant as it is now in the early childhood field. I can remember being in Pre-K, we did more work at our desk than we played. Unless, you went to a Headstart setting, then more play was required. I think most teachers back in the day believed to have a traditional classroom, where the students sit at their desk most of the day. In this day and time, since technology is more predominant most teachers use a Promethean board to teach their lessons. This has benefited the children a lot in the classroom, since they're teach savvy in this decade. This allows kids to do more interactive techniques.

Play is more predominant now because of the many researches that have took place, to see does play benefit the child. A child can learn so much through play. The main thing a child learns through play is how to interact with others. Social skills is the most important skill any child can develop. I think play should be involved in every classroom. This allows the child to be who they want to be and be able to express their feelings how they would like. It also allows the teacher to do more observations on children to get better understanding on what they know, what they can do, and what they're thinking.

Quotes to summarize my childhood

Pictures of essential play Items

References
https://au.pinterest.com/explore/early-childhood-quotes/?lp=true
https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+view master
https://www.google.com/search=pictures+play dough
https://www.google..com/search=pictures+legos