Giving Wisdom

            Maybe I should start doing child development workshops or something like that? Why, you might ask. Answer is I love teaching and children. I also love to give advice and be able to share what I know. I think that is part of the fun so far in this new job. I also love to get more wisdom and learn more which I am also doing. The teacher and floater that I have been paired with this past month. They are either younger then me or don't have the same degree. They have a degree that helps them but also confuses them at the same time. They have worked one center or none at all when I have worked about 4 or more centers.
            She is taking classes for on the job training but doesn't have a CDA or a degree yet. The other teacher has a degree but not in child development. Yet they both know it and asks for my help when they need it. She is also excited about the job and think it is fun. She loves her children even when they are crazy. She has asked me about my ideas and plans. She even looked at them to try and write her own. I have also talked to both of them about how to discipline the children in a positive way. It's neat to see those two try something and see it work. It's like I am teaching more then just the children in a way.
            I never thought about it or maybe I have this way. I think I like the teach based way more then the play based way because I feel like I am giving the children wisdom to grow on. That's probably why I picked preschool age too. You actually see that wisdom used through out there lives. I just hope I don't let any of them down. Spending all my life passing down wisdom is a good life spent and maybe is another reason I love that age. I don't remember what I learned in the 1st 3 years of school. I remember all my teacher but not what I learned during the school year. The only thing I remember is that I went to half day Kindergarten and I went in the mornings.
           I also remember learning cursive handwriting in 2nd grade because of what I went through in 3rd grade. I had to learn cursive two times. I learned in 2nd grade and 3rd grade. But if I really think about it, I don't remember much about my 1st grade year. I also remember who my best friend was in those 3 years but we were never in the same class. I still think they did that on purpose in way. Maybe it is because I had great teachers before then. Great teachers like my mom and babysitter so I go off what they taught me. The floater that I spent a lot of time with told me to teach the children what I learned in Kindergarten. I got to thinking I really don't remember what happened before then because  I already knew everything in a way. That is what brought on this entry.
           I want to be that teacher. I want the children to remember their preschool teacher before they start the public school system. I want them to remember who taught them the important stuff. :) I remember my mom teaching me my letters, how to write my name, and how to count. My babysitter taught me about the outdoors/country. That's how I got my Love for it. I also remember my babysitter reading to me a lot. My mom was and still is big on reading too. I got my love for books from her. Anyways, a stroll down memory lane for me and whoever reads this. It's truly wisdom past down through the generations.  Just in a different way then most, I guess. I am truly lesson based.
           Because of technology, that kind of wisdom is almost all gone. Plus I am prefect for the 4-5s because I have had college experience in childcare and living experience in elementary ed. It is funny because I thought I would always like the littler ones and while they are okay, I like the bigger ones better. I can do everything that I want to do and know how to do all in one setting. You can also see when the bigger children get that wisdom inside of them. It shows on their faces and in their attitudes too.