This
week was great being able to get to know my contacts even more. Being able to
get a snapshot of them, as a professional seeing what they work to overcome
each day is wonderful. Many of the struggles we face each day are the same as
those around the world.
Sara
discussed with me her dreams of becoming a larger part of the Nursery schools
becoming a director of a large nursery school there she does work with. She
discussed by working to attain a job in one given program she hopes to be able
to create a positive early learning program for those in the community and be a
part of it each day. This would reduce her commuting throughout training those
in other nursery schools and allow her to focus. The qualifications in England to work in the
schools are a degree in early learning as well as experience in the field to be
a main teacher. In addition there are
also many trainings and other various classes to routinely stay current with.
Sara discussed the issue of getting people through the door with the
qualifications and keeping them from leaving for primary school. The salary is
more for those teachers commonly they loose those to primary school once they
receive high enough credentials.
Saya
discussed with me her hopes of becoming the flight chief of the Child and Youth
Programs. Being able to be a large part of all the early learners as well as
the school age up to eighteen year olds would be a wonderful accomplishment.
Working with military people is rewarding however, she discussed the difficulty
of maintaining enough workers to staff her program through constant movement.
People to start in the classroom must at least have a high school diploma and
must sign a paper stating they will complete required training modules by
eighteen months of higher date or will be terminated. Saya discussed the
difficulty of getting people to the target level and being able to then have
them still there not ready for their next move. Overcoming the obstacles of
being apart of an ever changing community is a way of life it is not a bad just
difficult to keep quality providers.
Being
able to hear from these two ladies has me again reflect on the importance of
creating providers who are well rounded, passionate, well educated individuals.
Being able to assist with this in the early learning community will continue to
be a goal I work to.
Hi Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteIts great reading about your contacts, its also nice to see two individuals pursing their dream to help children. The more we go further into our education career it makes me even more happier I choose this as a career.
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteYour contacts have great aspirations. It is always good to get to know individuals who share the same passion for children as you do. Great post!!
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteIt is great to read about your contacts and what they are doing and what their goals are. It is also unfortunate that they also have problems with getting paid more and find it hard to keep staff because of it.
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteIn recognizing that others have similar challenges permit a powerful comradeship. It permits individuals to understand that these challenges are not unique. Thus as you stated in being able to receiving a snapshot, professionals are permitted access to come together in finding valuable solutions that allow all children to reach higher heights.