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As a teacher it has always intrigued me on how much emphasis our society places on academic achievement for one to be “successful” in learning and in life. As a preschool teacher for many years, I “graded” my students on how well they interacted with others in a variety of social situations as opposed to how well they displayed their general intellect for facts and figures. I always felt my students were “successful” when they had mastered these simple yet…..
Teaching young children I feel is one of the most difficult aspects of being a teacher. When I first completed my early childhood teaching degree I went almost by default into the day care ranks as a supply (relief) preschool teacher. This being that this was the only place that seemed to provide any immediate teaching jobs especially for early childhood graduates. But once I got there I soon realised why. And as much as I did enjoy the many…..
Being a male teacher especially in early childhood education has brought me some interesting challenges in my teaching journey. I must firstly state that I never really felt that I was trying to be a male influence in a predominately female dominated industry like early childhood education. I also wasn’t trying to take the lead in any “Men’s Movement” or anything like that. As much as back in the 1990’s when the “Sensitive New Age Guy (SNAG)” thing took off,…..