Answer the questions below:
- Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
- What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
- Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
- What is the difference between a job and a profession?
- What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
- Is working in early childhood education a profession?
- What about working with infants and toddlers?
- What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
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1.Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
Answer: Thinking about the best teacher I ever had what made her the best teacher for me was she was understanding and took her time with me. Sometimes when being a educator you don’t have time to really focus on one student because you have others throughout the day. But she didn’t let me fall through the cracks. She made sure if I needed help with anything she would help me. She stood after school hours just to make sure I would pass my regents. Gave me extra assignments just to study, even on the weekends she would come pick me up from my home and take me to study. I passed my regents with nothing but a 97 just because she went that extra mile for me.
2.What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/copy?
Answer: The qualities from my old teacher I would like to emulate is her calmness, kindness, commitment. As far as her behavior I would love to emulate her conscientious (taking the time to do things right overall doing the right thing doesn’t matter how long it may take).
3.Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
Answer: The reason why I want to work in early childhood education is because I want to become a child life specialist, which is in the pediatric healthcare profession they help infants, children, youth and families cope with the stress and uncertainty of acute and chronic illness, injury, trauma, disability, loss and bereavement. They provide evidence-based, developmentally and psychologically appropriate interventions including therapeutic play, preparation for procedures, and education to reduce fear, anxiety, and pain. I noticed after having a disabled sibling that it discourages alot of people and I do want to come into this profession letting families know that it is fine and they’re normal children filled with love.
4.What is the difference between a job and a profession?
Answer: The difference between a job and a profession is a job is more so for short term. Jobs usually don’t have an significant impact of the person’s life. For example if a person is unhappy with a job they will find a new one. It basically means a work for which one is regularly paid in some job you may not need as much educational experience. For example clerks, waiters, sale associates, etc. As far as a profession it’s based on specialized educational training. Something that can be long term. For example being a MD’ have lot of years of study, pass the boards and also complete residency for a certain amount of years before he/she can be qualified as a doctor. A profession is where you’ll need high level of education. For example medical,legal,teaching, etc.
5.What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
Answer: We expect from all professionals a comprehensive listener. Someone who will understand where we’re coming from and just understands. Sometimes people can be push overs and also overly dramatic but I do believe we need someone who will take the time out and try to understand the needs of an individual and try to compromise or make the situation much better.
6.Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Answer: I do believe working in early childhood education is a profession because you do need a certain educational training to become an childhood educator. For example, if you wanted to become a kindergarten teacher you would need your BA degree in early childhood education and also take the teacher state boards. Or even if you didn’t want to work in the school field and wanted to be more so in the hospital field to become a childcare specialist you need your BA and also complete a certain amount of hours in programs to get into childcare.
7.What about working with infants and toddlers?
Answer: Yes, same goes for infants and toddlers. Just because they may be smaller and aren’t developed all the way yet they do matter in the professional world.
8.What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
Answer: From early childhood professionals we do expect precise individuals. Being careful and with great attention to detail. Being that the childhood profession do deal with children a parent would want his/her child to be in the hands of someone who will be precise with their child.
Hi Janate
I like the way how answer each question. That’s great you passed your regents with 97 very good job.
I can relate too your first question and good job answering the questions and showing a different perspective in each question.
I can also relate and this was well detailed and understanding
I can relate to your answer for question one , my English teacher was very understanding and patient. I likeTeachers who take the time to really work with their students .
Hi Janate
I agree with you on question number 8. I believe we have to pay attention to details when we are observing children. This is a skill we must have under our belt to understand children’s needs. Gaining parent’s trust is important as well. With trust parents and teachers would be able to work better together for the child’s benefit.
You have a tough job on your hands I commend you on working alongside ECE educators. As a mother with preterm born twins, it is an important job to understand the development of children. I am grateful to have been educated before I had my daughters to understand their developmental delays but there are families who will need your service. Push forward and continue .
Hi Janate,
I really enjoyed reading about your teacher. I can relate to that too the best teacher I had was understanding and patient too. Which is something I hope to be as an educator too.
-Camila
1. the best teacher I ever had was in my English teacher in my 9th grade year in high school. she was so patient and understanding. she was dedicated and self willed. she made time for her students and she believed in her students, I passed my English regents on my first try.
2.the qualities and behavior from that teacher that I would like to emulate is her patience , she was filled with patients and understood that each students have there own way of learning. she never rushed or made a student feel out of place.
3. the reason I want to work in early childhood education is because I have a passion working with children . I am currently a toddler teacher , and I see that each child is so different and unique. I would love to expand my knowledge.
4.the difference between a job and a profession is that a job is something you do when your done with high school, to make some money. its short term . a profession is something that you want to do ,something you love , something that needs a little more education and effort.
5.the qualities or behaviors I expect from professionals are a good listener , organized , dedicated and communication . this all shows that they will understand and know how to direct and help us. they will understand us.
6.i do believe that early childhood is a profession because it requires education, training, planning, and dedication.
7. working with infants and toddler I think its more of experience ,and it also depends on your boss and how they feel about it.
8.for early childhood professionals I believe the qualities and behaviors are also a good listener , understanding , opened minded ,and providing enough details.
Hi Emily
I see you have a passion working with children and your also currently working with toddler. Working in that field really does take a lot of patience and time. I wish you all the best.
Hi Emily ,
My favorite/best teacher was my English 9th grade teacher, so cool! and you are already working in your field which is super amazing! Wish you the best in your journey!
Hi Emily,
I love that you acknowledge the fact that kids can and are so unique, they truly are, specially when you give them the time but also reassuring them how great they are. That’s what makes a great educator, even more if working with younger children.
Hi Emily, I am also a toddler teacher and a toddler mom of twin girls. This is a job for passionate and patient people and I am happy there are educators like you and me who have a passion for children.
Hi Emely my 12th grade college writing teacher was just like yours and thats what made her super fun and lovely.
1. Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
When I think of the best teacher I had I can’t help but think of my 4th grade teacher, Miss. Duransalent. What made her the best teacher in my eyes was her patience, enthusiastic, loving, caring and always willing to help her students. I was in a ESL class at the time with her, and I believe if it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t of been for her I would not be the English speaker I am today.
2. What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
I would most definitely emulate her patience, her sense of understanding, being a good listener and her devotion to the classroom.
3. Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
As a late bloomer that is just now attending college, it has given me the opportunity to see and experience what working with children is about. I want to become a Special Education teacher, and work in early childhood in specific due to the fact the that I have been doing so for the past 3 years and I absolutely love working with the younger children. Their drive, opinions, imagination is something that is so special and that age, you can’t help but feel happy and moved by them. I want to make sure children know what it means to have a teacher that they can always count on no matter what and be someone that makes even the smallest impact in their life.
4. What is the difference between a job and a profession?
In my option a job can be any job you may be capable of acquiring but a profession is something you work towards. A profession is something you are setting up for yourself for the years to come. A job can be something that is seasonal, short term, even something that is unwanted but needed. Job can be something that is “safe” for the individual but a profession is something that is fulfilling to the individual.
5. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
Qualities or behaviors expected from professionals may include keeping professionalism in the work place, this includes being professional with colleagues in and out work enviroment.
Being punctual, honest, hard working and respectful of others. As well as keeping a healthy work force environment.
6. Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Yes, I strongly believe working in early childhood education is a profession. There is a lot of training that has to be done in order to work in the field, it is a job you have long term in your life. Whether you work as a teacher assistant, paraprofessional, or head teacher there was a time where there were a log of schooling and training that had to be done in order for you to start a profession in early childhood education.
7. What about working with infants and toddlers?
Working with infants and toddlers is just as much of a profession as working with any age group. Even though they are younger teaching is done every day in a way that molds to their capabilities. Working with younger children does not take from being a profession.
8. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
We expect them to be patient, caring, understanding be able to pin point what any individual child may need help with or is succeeding at. Behavior should be professional of course but also gentle and inviting, compassionate but know also when to take control. Communication is key to have with both children, administration and parents, being able to communicate any concerns or achievements is just as important.
I love your response to question three can see how passionate you are too work with kids and in early child education in general.
Thank you so much, Elianna!
I can relate to question three, i also work with children. Toddlers, its amazing to see how they grow and react with the other children. Its a very rewarding job.
It is so rewarding! Nothing like it!
Hello Maria Kenye
This is Luis Martinez, It good to hear that you want to persue an educational career on becoming an especial education teacher, it’s good to hear that you want to expand your career interest on becoming a early childhood teacher.
Your teacher is just like me, I have a lot of patience. Everybody ask me how can have so much patience with kids, and it’s like I always say, you just have to understand kids in order to create that patience on you.
Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
Well the best teacher that I had was my 5th grade teacher because she integrated art in some of the subjects that she was teaching, which I think it made it fun and engaging at the same time. For example, from what I remember we read a children’s book, after we fish the book we got to choose what would be another alternative end for the book, we created a script to perform it in front of our parents. Our art teacher also collaborated along with the students to create vivid set props for the stage.
What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
The qualities and behaviors that I would like to emulate from my 5th grade teacher is her immense patience that she had for us and the highest level of understanding she had for us, she took her job very seriously and with care, whenever I had an issue with a particular subject, she took time to review to go over the subject. Even though there were students who were shy like me, she gave us good advice and motivation through rewards.
Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
I would love to work in an early education center/setting because I want to incorporate art into any subject for instance arts and culture (social studies), Literacy and the arts (English language arts), and science and the arts(science). In order to let children, express their creativity and imagination, while learning at the same time.
What is the difference between a job and a profession?
A job is more like a person been paid based on the minimum wage, the individual works as a cashier temporarily (short term)/waiters/sales associate it usually does not require higher education degree. Whereas a profession is more like having higher educational experience/credentials that can level up the position, the salary increases as you expand your educational knowledge.
What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
Professionals are expected to dress appropriately in an educational/hospital/clinic/political and other settings, wearing professional attire, following protocols and having ready a resume for a career fair/job interview.
Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Yes, working in early childhood education is a profession because you’re like a second family for the child, who is in charge of educating the leaders of tomorrow, making sure the child learns the require subjects that can later be used for a job.
What about working with infants and toddlers?
Certainly, working with infants and toddlers is also a profession because the teacher/staff//program administrator should be expected to have educational experience such as knowing child psychology, which is the crucial stages of learning and exploration for the child. This is where professional caretakes/teachers educate the basic stages of learning like the ABC’s, sing along songs, spelling and pronunciation of words.
8. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
Early childhood education professionals should be expected to behave properly in front of young children, as well be as patience and understandable as possible, if a child is having a particular issue with a subject or having an emotional moment, the teacher should approach the issue with care. Time management is an essential part of qualities for early childhood education professionals because they should arrive at their job on time, plan their lessons on a good short amount of time, educators should approach to parents to build communication and trust for the well-being of the child.
Hi Luis,
I love what you say about your teacher, integrating art into books. In our classroom we too let the kids pick their own ending to the story. I believe it expands their imagination and lets you know they understand what is going in. Art is so therapeutical.
I think your teacher was smart to integrate art into what was being taught. I know for me as a kid and for most other kids, doing hands on activities keep them more interested and engaged in what they are learning.
Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
Well the best teacher that I had was in 9th grad , when my class use to go to field studies and we use to learn about the earth and nature .It was a very nice experience for us!
What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
The qualities and behaviors that I would like to emulate from my 9th grade teacher is her immense patience that she had for us and the highest level of understanding she had for us, she took her job very seriously and with care, whenever I had an issue with a particular question , she took time to explain it slower .Even though there were students who were shy like me, she gave me motivation . She taught us a lot
Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
I would love to work in an early education center/setting because I gained a lot of experience working as a home attended and a group leader
What is the difference between a job and a profession?
A job is more like a person been paid based on the minimum wage, the individual works as a cashier temporarily (short term)/waiters/sales associate it usually does not require higher education degree. Where’s a profession is more like having higher educational experience/credentials that can level up the position, the salary increases as you expand your educational knowledge.
What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
Professionals are expected to dress appropriately in an educational/hospital/clinic/political and other settings, wearing professional attire, following protocols and having ready a resume for a career fair/job interview.
Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Yes, working in early childhood education is a profession because you’re like a second family for the child, who is in charge of educating the leaders of tomorrow, making sure the child learns the require subjects that can later be used for a job.
What about working with infants and toddlers?
Certainly, working with infants and toddlers is also a profession because the teacher/staff//program administrator should be expected to have educational experience such as knowing child psychology, which is the crucial stages of learning and exploration for the child. This is where professional caretakes/teachers educate the basic stages of learning like the ABC’s, sing along songs, spelling and pronunciation of words.
8. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
Early childhood education professionals should be expected to behave properly in front of young children, as well be as patience and understandable as possible, if a child is having a particular issue with a subject or having an emotional moment, the teacher should approach the issue with care. Time management is an essential part of qualities for early childhood education professionals because they should arrive at their job on time, plan their lessons on a good short amount of time, educators should approach to parents to build communication and trust for the well-being of the child.
Hey Shayna Velez
This is Luis Martinez ,It’s good to hear your experience that you had from your 9th grade teacher. Field trips are amazing to go, it helps students understand the subjct/topic even better, students are betterinformed, they learned about artifacts through site visits .I agree that becoming an educator regardless of grade level an educator must have patience, must show appreciation to every single student.
1. Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
The best teacher I ever had was my English teacher Ms SoSo , she was so caring, compassionate, understanding, very patient and loving. She would go above and beyond for her students. She gave extra credit homework and test to ensure all her students would past her class. She made sure if you need help she would help you.
2. What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
Qualities that I would like to emulate/copy is her patience, her kindness, her understanding and compassion. Because of Ms SoSo I’m the woman that I’m today with these qualities.
3. Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
I don’t want to work in early childhood education, but I would like the opportunity to experience what it’s like working with children.
4. What is the difference between a job and a profession?
To me, a job is just something you do just because you have to it while a profession is something that you are good at or something that you studied in a certain field for. Something you have a strong passion for.
5. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
We expect professionals to be respectful to others at all time, good listener, hard working, punctual etc.
6. Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Yes working in early childhood education is a profession, you would need to be train and study to work in that field.
7. What about working with infants and toddlers?
Yes same goes for working with infants and toddlers, you would need to train and study to in that field.
8. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
We expect them to be very caring, very patient and understanding.
Hello Keneshia,
Your favorite teacher was your English teacher too, I love my English teacher so much! And same here as far as profession I dont want to be in the teacher field I want to take my degree and go into the health field. Good luck on your journey!
Hey Keneshia, your first question is pretty interesting, I’ve noticed that a lot of students have been positively impacted by their English teacher. It’s nice to see that a lot of teachers genuinely care about their students.
Sydnie — Thanks for picking that up! I also noticed that 9th grade teachers seemed to have pretty impacted several people as well.
1)Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
-The best teacher I ever had were all my teachers from high school during my 11th grade and 12th grade year because I was a new high school and I had taken no regents because I was a non regents school freshmen year and out of state my sophomore year but all my teachers help me keep my grades up while studying for my regents and while being captain of my cheerleading team they never gave up on me and I ended up passing all my classes and graduating with my regents diploma.
2)What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
-The qualities and behaviors I’ll emulate from them is how patience and knowledgeable they were they showed many ways to do things and at my pace they were very patience they were with me and that’s exactly how I wanna be.
3)Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
– I want to work in early childhood education because I’m the oldest of five slibings and I always would help them with there homework’s and schoolwork and attend school trips and etc with them and from there I always knew that I want to work with kids I love kids and how creative and willing to learn during those early stages. Also there’s been a lot child abuses cases and a documentary on Netflix the Gabriel Fernandez story showed how the teacher took pictures of his injuries and called social services but nothing was really done and be ended up dying I wanna be a teacher that prevents these cases and do more so I want work in early childhood education to spread knowledge while trying to make a change as well.
4)What is the difference between a job and a profession?
-The difference is a job is a role of person in a society and profession is a person with specialized educational training.
5)What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
-to be kind,smart, and patient.
6)Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Yes because you have be trained and go to school and learn about what it takes to work in early childhood education also they are teaching and taking care of new generation and making a difference as well as any other professional.
7)What about working with infants and toddlers?
-yes because it’s a lot you have too do to work with infants and toddlers and a whole of patience is require and you learn all that with training and studying in school and of course real life situations.
8)What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
-to be professional of course and to loving,caring, patience, knowledgeable and to be honest.
Hi Elianna. The Gabriel Fernandez story was a very hard documentary to watch. That documentary also inspired me even more to pursue early childhood education because school and teachers should be save safe haven. Growing up, we mostly spend time at school, away from our parents and home, so building a safe and loving environment for your students is a must. Being able to not only provide love and care but educate them and advance their cognitive development etc.. Young children cannot defend themselves like older children can, so thats where we as future teachers come in and advocate for them.
Hey Elinna. I love how your teachers were dedicated to help you through that. I also love how you mentioned the Gabriel Fernandez story, schools are sort of like a home away from home for majority of students so it’s important that they get the care they need there as well.
Module 1 Assignment 2: Thinking about a Career in ECE (5/26-5/31)
Answer the questions below:
1. Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
-The best teacher I ever had was my high school teacher, Mrs. Beckford. I met Mrs. Beckford when I was in grade 10 at high school. In my non-American high school, grade 11 was our final grade and time to leave high school. When we reached grade 10, we had to choose our intended career. Mrs. Beckford taught us Business and just watching and admiring her professionalism, immaculately dressed, well spoken, sociable, emphatic, patient, kind, welcoming and an excellent people person individual. After watching her every move, I decided to become a business teacher and she told me which university to attend, kept in touch while I was in college and the rest is history.
2. What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
-I am professional, kind, emphatic, sociable, people person and enjoy encouraging students to do their best to graduate from high school and move on to college. As I am now writing, it was yesterday, May 28, 2020, I was marking a task from my students about career choice and one of my consistent working male students said he wanted to do some areas of engineering. I was so pleased about his plans for the next three (3) years of his life. I called and encouraged him and gave him some advice about his choice and how it will be very rewarding for him.
3. Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
-I am working with teenagers and I am passionate about helping students to achieve their educational and personal goals.
4. What is the difference between a job and a profession?
-A job is undertaking a task or work for pay. On the other hand, a profession is a discipline that has specialized training in a particular skill that someone is engaged in and gets pay. Therefore, a job can be any work (trained or not trained) but a profession is a trained/educated area of expertise.
5. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
-Professionals normally have guided principles that persons should adhere to. Professionals should be accountable, dependable, committed, respectful, proper appearance, demeanor etc. For examples, teachers are professionals, and we are expected to conduct ourselves in a professional way. We have guiding principles from DOE, our places of employment as well as our own morals and values.
6. Is working in early childhood education a profession?
-Working in early childhood education is a profession because it is a specialized area of work and teachers are expected to conduct ourselves in a professional manner. We are mandated by our employers to display certain professional and ethical behavior.
7. What about working with infants and toddlers?
-I have not taught in those areas, but I have experienced my children in those areas, and it required patience, commitment, strength and dedication.
8. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
-We expect early childhood professionals to respect self, students, parents, and school personnel. Research indicates that they should be patient, creative, sensitive, good communication skills and should be able to connect with our students.
Hi Denise. I really enjoyed reading your responses. I agree with your qualities and and behaviors expected from teachers because I too believe that it is important that teachers are sociable, empathetic and professional. They have to be able to communicate with their students and be approachable in order to connect with their students and build trust. Empathy is a big factor too because you never know what students go through outside of school, for some, school is a safe haven. And of course, professionalism is a must, teachers always want to maintain a level of professionalism and show that they respect themselves, their work, and students.
Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
The best teach I had was my high school English teacher, Mr. Zambrana. I grew up in a very poor neighborhood in Harlem and my teacher was born and raised in the same neighborhood. Aside from being an English teacher, he gave us knowledge on the outside world and helped us overcome the obstacles we faced as minorities. He saw the good in us when other teachers didn’t. He prepared us not only for college but the world itself. Because of him, Myself and others were able to make it to college, whether it was a 2 year or 4 year. He spoke to us as human beings and understood that our paths weren’t paved smoothly and helped guide us to success.
What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
Mr. Zambrana was very professional and well educated. He was very humble and cared for his students. When we had a bad apple in the class, he didn’t look at that individual as being a bad apple but someone he had to focus on a little bit more because he saw that potential in them. Those are qualities and behaviors that I admire the most about him and would hope to have the same affect on my students even though they will be young.
Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
To me, early education is a very important time period for people. It is the foundation of our future and our capabilities. Children mostly spend more time around their teachers then they do with their parents so my role as an educator is very important. I want to be able to make a difference at such an early age and know that I helped create an important asset to the world. I want to do everything that I can to help expand their learning abilities and overall development.
What is the difference between a job and a profession?
In my opinion, A job is a source of income that doesn’t require you to have any educational back ground. It requires on the job training whereas a profession requires specific training, a specific level of education (College) and is more long term.
What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
The qualities and or behaviors that we expect from professionals are professionalism, integrity, conduct proper etiquette, humble, patient, caring, confident, organized, ambitious etc
Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Yes, it is a profession because it requires a specific level of training and certification. It requires discipline, special knowledge and skills that not everyone can perform.
What about working with infants and toddlers?
Yes, working with infants and toddlers are no different. Working with that age bracket requires just as much skill sets, knowledge and training. The Childs life and care is in your hands and the person needs to be properly educated and trained on the development levels
What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
We expect child professionals to be kind, nurturing, educated, patient, humble. We expect them to be able to communicate not only with the children but with the parents in order to be able to express concerns, provide suggestions need be and talk about the Childs progress.
Hi Tania
I really love how your teacher Mr. Zambrana was able support and motivate all his students.
A teacher who is able to inspire and see greatness in all his students is worth gold. We need teachers like this everywhere!
I think your teacher is the kind of teacher many schools need and it is nice that you look up to him because of those qualities.
Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
The best teacher I ever had was math teacher for my junior and senior year of high school. Before having her I never understood most math topics or did well in my past math classes. The things that made her the best teacher was her patience and her ability to explain things. She took her time and even stayed late after school to further help those who needed it. She actually cared about creating relationships with her students and it was easy to open up to her. At times she was more than a teacher to us. Because she was so empathetic and understanding her classroom became a safe space to express your concerns and it was easy to ask for help.
What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
I would definitely like to emulate all the qualities that made her my best teacher. I think it’s safe to say she left an impact on majority, if not all, her students and I would love to do the same thing. Her commitment to seeing all her students do their best while truly understanding the work is something I will emulate.
Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
I want to work in early childhood education because working with children and helping people are two of my passions. I want to fix the issues that exists within the education system. There are a lot of problems that marginalized students face in school and one issue is a lack of genuine educators in minority schools or schools in low income communities. Other issues like the opportunity gap, lack of proper funding, and the lack of representation/diversity in teacher positions are important to me. I wholehearted believe that the children are our future so it is up to us right now to try and make sure they all have the same opportunities for success as their counterparts do, and that is something that some are not getting right now.
What is the difference between a job and a profession?
A profession is more passion focused. When you have a hobby or an interest and you would naturally want to further pursue and focus on it, it then becomes your profession. It is more longterm than a job. I say passion focused because when you think profession you think something you’re going to be doing for the rest of your life, so you should at least enjoy it. A job is a more in the moment thing, it too can be something you enjoy but it can be more so to get you by for the next few years or whatever your situation may be.
What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
We expect people with great listening skills, the ability to adapt quickly, great problem solving skills. We prefer someone who is understanding and empathetic, especially when having a lot of employees. Someone who pays attention to details, good time management, organized with good communication skills.
Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Yes, working in early childhood education is a profession. It takes formal testing, schooling, and proper accreditation to become a teacher.
What about working with infants and toddlers?
Same goes for working with infants and toddlers. Great skill and hard work is needed to work with younger children.
What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
From early childhood professionals we expect them to be caring, empathetic, pay great attention to detail, very patient. We expect them to also be quick to adapt to any changes, also have good problem solving skills, be open minded, and passionate. Most importantly being able to communicate, whether that be with the parent, the administration, or just with the children themselves.
1. Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
The best teacher I ever had was my English teacher. She is patient and convivial person she aided me to be motivated despite all obstacles that I encounter in my journey learning English. she tried to know every detail about me in order to provide a better help for me as I am an ESL student and I have always the feeling that it is hard to master this language. She always encouraged me to be persistent and never give up.
2. What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
The quality that I want to emulate from my teacher is her enthusiasm, patience, and conviviality because those qualities and more could help me to perform good in my quest as a teacher. Also, I wanted to emulate her persistence that could help me to keep my strength and positivity and keep going in my education until I become a good teacher.
3. Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
I wanted to work in early childhood education because it is my dream. I love working with children and I like to help them. Children are innocent and they are unable to defend them self. So, I decided to devote my life serving children. Working with children and being a good educator helps not only developing their skill and their personality but also permit to contribute in serving the entire society. As the citation says building an individual contribute in building the family and thus the society.
4. What is the difference between a job and a profession?
Regarding the difference between job and profession we could say that a job is something that we do temporary in order to get paid. Sometime, if we do not like a job we could quit and search another job. Also, a job is the post where we perform our profession for example teacher, school counselor, and more posts are jobs that we do in education profession. Therefor profession is the field that contain many jobs. Also, we could say that the profession is a skill that we develop, and we cannot change it easily.
5. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
It is important for professionals to have certain characteristic that could that distinguishes them from others. As they perform in any field they are required to be communicative, a good listener, responsible, engaged, organized and moreover they should have a big heart because in my opinion a person who does not love what he is doing can not perform as a professional.
6. Is working in early childhood education a profession?
In my opinion working in early childhood is a profession because it is not given to everyone to work with children. Working with children required to be professional, responsible and competent. it is required to make a great effort to develop certain criteria that allow us to work with children.
7. What about working with infants and toddlers?
working with infant and toddler means working in education profession. So, we could consider work with this age group as a job and a profession depends on the post that we perform on.
8. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
As I said working with children is not given for everyone. Therefore, and first it is expected from who exert in early childhood education to have a degree in this field. Moreover, it is expected to be competent, responsible, and organized. Also, working with children require patience, and conviviality as well as being a good communicative and listener whether with kids or their parents.
Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
Nan Mya Han is the best teacher I have ever had. She is a professor in Myeik University. Her consumption and knowledge made me proud to be his students.
What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
Every person’s quality and behaviors are different. In my opinion, Everyone has their own quality and power. So, I will not copy from others. But , I need to emulate good things for my environment. When I become the teacher, I should do more than copy the good qualities and behavior from other peoples.
Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
The wealth of nations depends on the next generation. So, the children are the most important for our country and world future. So, I want to be a good teacher in Early Childhood Education.
What is the difference between a job and a profession?
A Job is only for money. But, a profession is life. Interest,habit and hobby is a profession. If you don’t have interest and hobbie. It looks like without a life.
5.What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
We can expect Patience, creativity, communication skills, flexibility is the best quality and behaviors in every workplace.
6.Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Yes, It is the most important thing in a country. It has a lot of responsibility not only for the children but also for the country.
7.What about working with infants and toddlers?
If a person has an interest, hobby and habit in his job, It would be a professional job.
8.What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
Patience, creativity, communication skills, flexibility is the qualities or behaviors from early childhood professionals.
Teresa Singh
1) Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
During 6th grade in middle school one of my favorite classes was my chorus class. I always enjoyed singing in a big choir until one day I was asked to sing alone. I felt nervous and terrified to sing alone and refused to do it. My Teacher Mrs. Grant didn’t insist at the moment but she did speak to me after class privately. She wanted to check on me and see if I was Ok. I just told her I had never sung in front of others and that I didn’t think others would want to hear me sing anyways.That day my teacher told me I should never doubt my talent and abilities. Sining alone in front of others can be nerve wracking at first like anything else we try for the first time. The only way we can overcome things we are scare and nervous about is to face them. She complimented my voice many times and told me her class was a safe place and whenever I was ready to sing in front of others she will be there to support me.
2) What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
Mrs. Grant was compassionate, caring, empathetic and trustworthy. She gave me the strength and confidence I needed to overcome singing in front of others. To me these are important qualities to have as an educator. These are qualities I have followed and intend to continue following as an educator.
3) Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
I want to work in early childhood education because I love interacting with children they bring joy and fulfillment to my life. I want to be that building block I their education. And importantly
I want to make a difference by showing them love and compassion for others. I feel this is important in the society we specially live in now.
4) What is the difference between a job and a profession?
In a job people are paid hourly for their work. They require some skills and sometimes short training. In a profession people are required to specialized in an extensive educational training, is a vocation.
5) What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
-Educated
-Good work Ethics
-Highly knowledgable in their field.
-Respectful
-Not bias
-Fair
-Excellent communicator and listener.
6) Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Defenitely, early childhood education is a profession.
7) What about working with infants and toddlers?
Yes, Working with infants, toddlers and Preschoolers is all part of the profession in Early Childhood Education. We specially need to learn how to understand and communicate with infants when they don’t have the words. And as for preschoolers, we need to learn how to interpret their behavior and actions to understand them better and their needs as individuals.
8) What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
-Good work ethics
-love for learning and teaching
-patience
-fairness
-Respect others
-Empathy
-no bias
-Build good relationships with parents, students and colleagues.
-Great observers
-Communicate well with others.
-Knowledgeable in different learning areas.
Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
The best teacher I had was my second-grade teacher she was the best teacher not because of what she was teaching but how she was teaching she was very kind, compassionate, and caring of all her students.
What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
She was very kind to us she treated us all like individuals she gave us assigned task during the day giving us a place in the classroom and I would do the same in mines.
Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
I love children, I have been a teacher for 5 years and it does not feel like a job I am an effortless teacher and caregiver. I am patient and kind always putting my student’s best interest in the things I do and I never work for people who do not have the same objective I have in education which is making sure they grow and learn to love learning. I want to show them that the world is what you make it and the best things to teach come from no book or curriculum but from within and I think that’s important to keep in mind as an educator to teach love and kindness.
What is the difference between a job and a profession?
A job is a place that does not require much training while a profession is where one needs to be specially trained and educated formally.
What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
Punctual
Passionate
Comradery
Intellectual
Polite
Unbiased
Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Working in Early Childhood Education is a profession you need formal training and certifications to work with children. The children are our future and we need to show professionalism in the field just like anyone else would in a different profession.
What about working with infants and toddlers?
Working with infants and toddlers is also a profession no matter what age you are teaching they are learning from us and we need to be specifically trained to work with different age groups and understand how to supplement their learning.
What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
You are expected to be kind, patient, understanding, organized, cleanly, unbiased, observant, and compassionate.
1. Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
I had a few teachers who made a special impression on me. My primary school teacher was a person who loved art and convinced me that I could stand on the big stage. My literature teacher was extraordinary with his friendly attitude, warm humor, and encouraging examples. She once compared me to a great poet, thus elevating my self-confidence and mental strength. Of course, she was just encouraging by that, but these words had a huge impact on me. I was in seventh grade then.
2. What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
Peering, heartfelt conversation, and acknowledgment on own mistakes, such as grammatical or mechanical errors. She told us “you see? I make mistakes as well and then I just correct them. So, don’t be afraid and ashamed of your own ones.
When we were preparing for any event (which often happened and had colored my childhood), we were equally involved in all the processes, talking as a peer about problems and joy, which gave me the opportunity and the right to feel like a friend of her.
3. Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
children are those I love interacting with the most. They give me positive energy and strength, something I hardly get in with my adult surrounding. I want to be either a speech therapist or an art therapist, in connection to what I had previously chosen as a profession in theater acting. It is a great pleasure to observe children, their development, and how they perceive a particular circumstance, and the way we use the best to impregnate knowledge and manners in them.
4. What is the difference between a job and a profession?
I had jobs that I only needed for salary. There are professions that people also choose just for a salary. Study for years to become a professional and have a good income with knowledge, skills and competence. While a job can be temporary, long-term, forced (for financial or social reasons), a favorite job, on which someone invest time and effort is a profession. Then a job is circumstantial, and a profession in closer to the ideal.
5. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
A professional is well- versed in his work, informed and mobilized, hardworking, benevolent and a good listener. In my opinion, these qualities that shape a person to be a leader in a task he is doing permanently to make a living with a firm conviction to contribute to society.
6. Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Yes, of course it is! Because it is the most sensitive, gentle and caring profession. In the same time, professionalism and attention are required and for the long run, in a role that influences the growth of a child. Therefore, the motivation is not enough for it, preparedness through skills and competency are mandatory.
7. What about working with infants and toddlers?
Of course, this is profession as well, which requires knowledge of the child’s character and habits. it requires more attention on behavior than psychology, supplemental responsibility and constant supervision.
8. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
We expect from early childhood professionals safe and responsible behavior, awareness and also communicative skills while interacting with children and their parents. A work of intelligence and memory in the same time, to best manage and report children, their behaviors, psychology and interaction on a daily basis to a long term.
+Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
The best teacher I ever had was my fourth grade teacher Mrs politika. She was amazing! She felt my second mom! She was firm but sweet. She made me feel like I was so important no matter how simple or big the things were that I did she always made me feel amazing!
+What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
I hope to always have patience and a listening ear. My favorite teacher had both.
+Why do you want to work in early childhood education? I am the second eldest out of 9 kids. I love being the one to teach my younger siblings. I feel like that’s one of the things that made me want to be a teacher. Plus, I could always say “yea I was the one that taught you that”!
+What is the difference between a job and a profession? A profession creates a job. Without a profession there is no job. The profession is kind of like a baseball “team” and the Job is the “team player”.
+What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
The quality and behaviors that I would expect from a professional are honesty, Knowledge of their profession, good communication skills, organisation skills and be a team player.
+Is working in early childhood education a profession? Working in the Early Childhood Education is most definitely a profession! You need to have knowledge and skills to deal with children no matter what age. That’s why we are taking this course now, to get the skills to be able to teach our children so they can learn and develop.
+What about working with infants and toddlers? I am currently an infant teacher now and I love every minute of it. It is amazing to watch how they interact with each other and explore the classroom everyday. Its amazing to learn from them just as much as they learn from me.
+What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals? I think some of the most important qualities that an early childhood professional should have are, Love for children and their families, patience, competence, good physical and mental health, and emotional qualities.
Hi Marilyn,
I really liked your analogy of job and profession.
-Camila
1. Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
The teacher that has impacted me the most was my fifth-grade teacher. As a child I wasn’t the best student, I was disruptive and very talkative when I should have been attentive. This teacher took an interest in me and helped me become a better student. She would ask me why I was acting out, we discovered that I wasn’t understanding the material and would get bored so I would talk or be disruptive. She offered to stay with me after class so I could better understand material, which then made me a better student during school hours. My firth grade teacher helped me become a better student by taking time out, focusing on me and getting my input.
2. What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
My fifth-grade teacher showed me patience and understanding. She was so patient with me even when I was being disruptive, and talkative. She also understood me, she knew I wasn’t a bad kid I was just confused. This is something I would love to emulate as a teacher. I already do try to be patient and understanding. I can’t wait to apply that to a classroom and hopefully impact children the same way she did with me.
3. Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
I have as a nanny for ten years. In those ten years I have worked privately with four different families. Every time I work with a different family, I love seeing how kids develop and grow, and I feel satisfaction knowing I had a part in that. I love teaching kids; it is so rewarding when they reach a new milestone. I want to continue my education and eventually become an early education teacher so I can continue to work with children in a larger scale and in a classroom setting.
4. What is the difference between a job and a profession?
A job is a role in which you work in exchange for money. A profession is a vocation that you specialize in and obtain education for.
5. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
Qualities and behaviors we expect from professionals are respect, time management, good communication skills, team player and is organized.
6. Is working in early childhood education a profession?
Working in early childhood education is a profession because you need education and it is something you are going to specialize in.
7. What about working with infants and toddlers?
Working with infants and toddlers can be seen as a job or profession, for example your job could be a babysitter. You don’t need education or to specialize in it to watch an infant or toddler, just some experience. You do need education in order to become a teacher or daycare caretaker for infants and toddlers
8. What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
Some qualities and behaviors we expect from early childhood professionals are patience, kindness, understanding, nurturing, organized and responsible.
Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
– The best teacher I had it in high school. I loved her because she was so honest to her students, and she used to tell her students how her life in college was. Also, she used to ell her how the education system in NYC works.
What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
-What I would like to copy from her is the way of learning stuff, and also how to grow better everyday without thinking about people around me and what they think about me.
Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
-I want to work in ECE because I’m obsess with kids and have a lot of patience with them as well.
What is the difference between a job and a profession?
-The difference is that a job is a position that work based on your qualifications and profession is a field, which you is something you studied.
What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
-The behaviors we expect from professionals are critical thinking skills, good appearance, honesty, confidence, and responsibility.
Is working in early childhood education a profession?
-Yes, it is a profession, because you’re specializing to be a teacher.
What about working with infants and toddlers?
– For infants and toddlers you don’t need a profession to work in a daycare, all you need is experience with kids.
What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
-Have patience, perseverance,responsible, flexibility, and having passion an about the profession.
1.Think about the best teacher you ever had (any teacher you had from pre-k to college). What did that teacher do that made them your best teacher?
The best teacher I ever had was in high school, her name was Ms. Wright who was my 9th grade algebra teacher. The reason why I considered him to be the best teacher I ever had is because she was the only math teacher I had that was able to teach me math without me feeling like I was falling behind. She would go through class quickly but at the same time it seemed slow enough for me to comprehend. If a student was having trouble she never had a problem with helping them after class.
2.What qualities and behaviors from that teacher would you like to emulate/ copy?
I would like to be able to teach all my students but cater to their individual needs at the same time. Like Ms. Wright I want to understand when I should keep going on with my lesson and when I might need to slow down if my students seem like they need a little more help on the topic.
3.Why do you want to work in early childhood education?
I want to work in early education because I want to educate our future leaders. Also I hear a lot about how schools need more male teachers. I think it is important for young children to have positive role models that they can look up to. I also love children and think it would be fun to work with them.
4.What is the difference between a job and a profession?
A job is work that doesn’t typically require furthering your education. A profession is work that requires you to study and further your knowledge in that particular field of work.
5.What qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals (any/ all professionals)?
I expect a professional to be punctual, respectful and have knowledge about the field they are working for. I believe a professional should also dress appropriately. They should be able to follow all the rules that their work requires.
6.Is working in early childhood education a profession?
I think early childhood education is a profession because it takes a lot of knowledge and skills to properly educate a child. Most schools require some type of certificate and /or diploma to work.
7.What about working with infants and toddlers?
I think the same applies for working with infants and toddlers. I think you require more skills to work with infants and toddlers because you have to study the child’s behavior to understand what they might need because they are not always able to tell you exactly what that is.
8.What qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
I expect a childhood professional to be caring and compassionate especially toward children. I expect them to work well with others because as a teacher you have to interact with parents and other faculty. Lastly I expect a childhood professional to use all that they learned in school and incorporate that in the classroom to be able to give children the best education they possibly can.
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1. think about the best teacher you ever had ( any teacher you had from pre-k to college). what did the teacher do to make it your best?
My best teacher was my basketball coach which was also my history teacher in 8th grade he pushed me everyday on the court and in classes. I am who i am today because of the support he gave me everyday which was highly appreciated.
2. what qualities and behaviors from that teach would like to emulate/copy?
good communication skills
3.why do you want to work in the early childhood education?
I enjoy the company of babies and I like to help other families help there children succeed
4.what is the difference between a job and a profession?
a job is something you have temporary and a profession is something you studied for and long term goal
5 what qualities or behaviors do we expect from professionals?
good communication skills, honesty, respect and understanding within there job.
6. is working in the early childhood a profession
in my opinion yes
7.what about working with infants and toddles
yes it is, I also want to work them
8.what qualities or behaviors do we expect from early childhood professionals?
having a type soft spot and taking there time with children
Delesah — Thanks for your comment! I teach some of the infant-toddler classes at BMCC and spent my career working with infants, toddlers, and families! I am excited you are interested in working with infants and toddlers too! I imagine you will channel your basketball coach/ 8th grade history teacher into your work with young children!
1. The best teacher I’ve ever had were a couple from 1st to 3rd and a few after. They were kind, dedicated no matter how rude they were treated by my classmates and patient.
2. I would love to be dedicated as they were, never look at a bad as it is but switch it and make it into a positive.
3. I love children, I have two and I have two nieces who i love tremendously. One of my nieces has health issues and is a bit delayed in learning I remember when i would go over and I would read to her, and ask her questions she was able to do so and more willing to work on activities with me rather than her parents or her therapist. they would want me to sit in and help out.
4. I think a job is just something you do to pay the bills as a profession the amount you get paid doesn’t matter because its something you love and will do for free, or at least to me.
5. the qualities I expect from professionals is good communication, dedication, patience and love. you must love what you do in order to go further in life to succeed.
6. yes, because it takes time, training, education, patience even frustration and dedication.
7. i think working with infants and toddlers is just as much of a profession as working with any age group. you just have to have more patience with them and more willingness to watch them grow.
8. We expect them to be patient, caring, understanding.
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