As a preschool educator, we are met with challenges everyday
We are not just someone who change your child's diaper and shower them
We do more than that
We educate your child
That is our responsibility and we take ultimate pride when your child master it
I have to plan an eight week lesson plan for the children
Sound easy? Because they are just children. Not that hard because they won't remember it when they grow up
You're wrong
Planning a lesson is never easy
A lesson consist of a set of objectives you have for the children
Bare in mind, all children are different and you need to know their strengths to measure the objectives you're setting
With that, you think of the activity
The activity, you need to consider the time taken to complete
It may 30 minutes, one hour, 1 day or even 2 days
You need to know the interest if your children
What's the point on teaching them something that they are not interest in
They will doze off, start to be distracted, not listening and the last thing you want is them walking all around the classroom throwing tantrums and in the end, you get a rowdy class
Educating children is fun
You learn together with them
They have curious mind and will ask you endless of question that will be answered even how ridiculous it may sound
When they mastered the concepts you introduced to them, that feeling though
You feel damn proud!
Especially when they went home and teach their parents. Hah.
You need to prepare materials
Preparing materials is not an easy task
You need to go out and buy
By doing so, it means you're taking up your own time with your loved ones and dragging them to look for the materials with you coz you need it so badly for the lesson
This is a sacrifice you had to make for the children, that is not even your own
You begin to hunt for shops that sells the good stuff
You know which shop has the best deal in town
You collect discounts to get the best price but good in quality
You only want the best materials for your children
You have to do observations on the children
Doing observations is another challenge
But, after years, you will get the hang of it
If you ask me about any of my children now, I can happily tell you all the things I know at my fingertips
I may only need 4 mins to do my observations now
But it took me 4 years to be able to do it that fast
And the list continues....................
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