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a girl at my placement between 2 and 3 years old reacts to getting all wet from another child splashing water: it’s okay. it will dry. it will dry.
and I’m like oh wow that sounds super obvious but also can she please keep that attitude for the rest of her life?!?!???
I am so incredibly grateful for my boyfriend. I want to explain why but I am tired so: just so loving and ajfhejfjskrj! Also grateful for my college program because while it is a large source of stress right now, it is also a large source of hope.
True passion is a fire that burns even when water is thrown on it time and time again. Having fears gave me the opportunity to face them, which in turn gave me the opportunity to become my own hero. Passion produces the greatest magic in life. Allllll quotes from Keke Palmer's book I Don't Belong to You. Loving it so far, feeling really inspired. Super busy still and stressed like 95% of the time tbh so it's nice to read stuff that makes me feel all my hard work now will result in better things later, because I really am passionate about what I'm doing.
gonna do a very catholic-ish thing and ask y’all to send up a hail mary or 2 or 1000000000 for my future career as an ECE
(and if you’re not catholic just pray)
So since my first placement at a certain childcare place I have wanted to work there. I have had other placements that I have very much enjoyed and been successful at but the first place so far seems to be where I want an actual job. Now since that placement I have heard various comments about how much they pay ECEs. Things like "this is the best place to work because the pay is the best" and "I think it's ridiculous we don't get paid as much as the ECEs there" and various other comments about the MONEY. And it always makes me feel weird like okay I understand people need money to support themselves so of course it's a factor in deciding where to apply, but my interest was based on how much I enjoyed my placement and respected the supervisor and other ECEs, policies and practices etc. It doesn't sit right with me to apply to a place based on pay alone and in fact I remained ignorant of how much exactly the pay at this place is (initially I just didn't think of it but later I intentionally didn't look it up because I didn't want $$ clouding my judgment of other organizations, which by the way were also great and I wouldn't at all mind working for them either). Until today. When the pay was mentioned offhandedly by someone at the college. And now I know. And I kind of understand why people are so obsessed with it... But tbh if I go into my next placement and change my mind about where I want to work- to me the money is barely a factor. Of course I need to pay back school debt and try to move out etc. But not at the risk of losing passion for my career. So we'll see how it goes!
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
So, this is actually super true. The early years of childhood are so crucial to brain development, habit forming, how people view themselves, their overall health, and learning. When children are exposed, even for a short period of time, to a positive influence it can actually give them a better chance at life. There is a reason that I’m working toward being an ECE and it’s a passion that I think a lot of my classmates share: we get a chance to be that positive influence. In supporting a child’s health both physically and mentally we are giving them a better chance as adults. When we help a young child to self-regulate and teach them problem solving skills, we are giving them a better chance at life. I know the ages 0-6 probably fly by for y’all parents (and others) but it’s such a crucial stage of development.
Every moment you have with a child is a chance to make a positive difference. Seriously guys, know this, live this.
hey guys can y’all pray for me that I get a job working at an after school program in my area? there’s so much up in the air about this such as transportation, hours working out with next term’s schedule. all I have so far is that my resume was good enough for them to inquire about my schedule at all so I’m assuming that’s a good sign?
I really need to get a job to pay for school and if possible I’d like to get one that is actually related to my program. But of course if you have a moment you could also just pray I get any job because I really need one.
