Think about your own early childhood experiences, either in preschool or the first few years of elementary school. Describe at least one positive and one negative experience you had (these could be academic or social). Explain how they had a lasting impact on you and how they will influence your own teaching approach. Preschool is the most important years for young children that is when they begin to learn how to interact with their peers in a positive manner, letter and number recognition. That is why it is important for teachers to have a positive nurturing environment for young children. Although I can’t remember my preschool years, but what I do remember the most is my third grade reading teacher Mrs. Wilkson. She was one of the best teachers I have ever known, she always went beyond her teacher duties to help me with my struggling areas. During my third grade year I was struggling in reading. I remember when she called me in front of the class to read our weekly passage. There were so many words that I struggled with. Mrs. Wilkson noticed my struggle and work with me in the mornings and afternoon to help me get on the level of a third grader. Teachers like Mrs. Wilkson is why I became an early childhood educator. I enjoy helping children in struggling areas and as a teacher I work very hard with the children that are in my class by using creative ways to help learn the letters in their names, counting, and improving their fine motor skills.
There is not a time that I can say that I ever had a negative experience during my during my school years, but I have experience one in the workplace where I currently work. One teacher in our facility is so negative when it comes to children learning. During assessment time she always say that the children don’t know nothing. I always tell her that the children is a product of the teacher. She always complaining