I still can not believe that these eight weeks are over! It seems like yesterday I was nervously sitting at the computer trying to navigate my way around the website. I did not know if people would scoff at my experiences or take what I have learned hands on and help build my knowledge from there. I am so happy to say that this class and my colleagues have been nothing but supportive and I feel like I have grown so much in these eight weeks and I have SO much more school to go!
I had never posted to a blog before so when I titled this "Confused but Curious" I was referring to not only the blog but the class as well. I kept wondering why I needed to keep a blog when we had so much other busy work to do. I have figured out that this is an outlet to speak freely and I feel it more as a journal than as homework. I found myself reading forward to see what the blog assignments would be and looking forward to "writing in my journal".
More than anything I want to say thank you to all those who have helped push me and support me while I take this new chapter of my life on full force! When I started this class, I was working everyday of the week, trying to accomplish a Masters Degree and hold down a household of dogs and a man. And even though I have all this experience in childcare, I was still struggling with finding my place. I did not know which direction I wanted to go. Starting this class I came in with the mindset that if I could help someone with an aspect of early childhood whether it be through one of my many stories or something that I said or question I asked, then I feel like I would have accomplished something because I myself was not sure what I truly wanted out of this experience. Sitting here now at the end of the class, I have quit my second job, I am moving closer to the preschool and I am in the works of applying for a job as curriculum coordinator at the school. I have found my passion again and I feel like concentrating on this degree and being immersed in the field that I love will only help make things easier and more fun.
I look forward to being on the same path as some of you and watching you learn and grow as I am and for the rest, I wish you nothing but the best and I appreciate everything each of you has brought to my life. It truly has been a learning experience and I am so excited to see where this takes me!
Dear Tia, I agree with you that this course did make me a bit nervous, but I can now say that I was pleasantly surprised with the outcomes. In this course, I have gained an immense amount of knowledge in such a short time. I look forward to what else Walden has to offer us in other courses. I wish you all the best in future courses and I hope I have the opportunity to work with you in the future.
ReplyDeleteTia, you have said it well! I have SO enjoyed connecting with you throughout this course, and hope to more in the future! I have learned from you and your experiences, and appreciate you opening up and honestly sharing them. A heartfelt CONGRATS to you for applying for a new job and challenging yourself to do more and be more. This is an awesome field for total immersion! :-)
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ReplyDeleteI want to thank you for your blog posts. I agree with you completely about how the blog was a welcome form of expression in all the coursework. It was nice to be able to express myself without relying on resources, and it made me look forward to everyone else's posts and finding out more about each other. I find myself in a smilliar situation with work and maintainting a household, so getting the homework done felt overwhelming at times. Hopefully I'll see you in future classes, but if not good luck in your courses and with your work. Although I don't think you need it because you seem motivated enugh to make your own luck. Until next time! -Stein Amber Shively
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ReplyDeleteI agree, it seemed just like yesterday I was sitting nervously it from of my computer figuring out how to navigate my way around our course. Thank you for inspiring me through your discussion and blog posts. I wish you well on your continuing education.
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ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your blog!! Its so inspiring and warming. Thank you for allowing us to have a glimpse of your life and goals as it relates to early childhood care. I am inspired! It's the 8th week and im still trying navigate my way through some things. This experience has opened my eyes to so many subjects within the early childhood education. I look forward in learning different ways to help give the best education to children not only in america but across the world! thanks again and good luck with your future!
Hello Tia,
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely correct with your statement the end is only the beginning. I have discovered and experienced so many things that I did not know before. Maintaining a blog is a new and welcome experience. I can see so many uses of it in communicating with parents. I want to wish you the best of luck in both your degree and with you application for the position of curriculum coordinator.
I am grateful for taking time to give me support and great ideas. You have truly encouraged me to work harder. Thanks you for sharing your knowledge
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you in thinking at the beginning of the course that creating a blog seemed worthless. Now that we are ending this course I think the blog was a great idea! We were able to communicate with our classmates, express ourselves and get to know each other a little more by reading what we post. This blog is a new beginning and provides many links that we can use for at a future date! I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors! Thanks for all your insight!
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for everything you have provided us all with for the entire duration of this course. You can tell you have a true passion for education and the children that will benefit from having you as a teacher are very fortunate. Good luck with the remainder of your course work and I hope t work with you again!