I started teaching when I was a teen-ager. I always loved working with children and felt that I had something special to share with them. However, I would teach for a session or two and then need to take a break for a few months. I would get burned out. Then I had children of my own and it was as if my DNA changed. It seemed I grew extra sets of eyes, gained hyper clear supersonic hearing, and an intuition meter that allowed me to anticipate needs and wants of little people. It was miraculous. All of a sudden I could teach back to back sessions without getting burned out. It was amazing. I had more ideas, more energy, and most importantly, more patience. Patience is really key when teaching, especially when teaching toddlers and preschoolers. In my classes I stress the importance of letting kids be kids. Which means they aren’t always going to want to participate in the program activities exactly as you had intended them to. Parents and educators need to have patience and allow children to wade into the waters of learning at their own pace. But if you have patience, you and your charge can persevere.
SMILE On!
ML
Miss Lori can be found Musing from her Minivan at MissLori.TV , Wearetherealdeal.com , YoungChicagonista , and ChicagoMomsBlog. She is also the new Chicago Family Entertainment Blogger for Examiner.com and a Discussion Leader for MomsLikeMeChicago. You can also see her Activating to Be Great at Miss Lori’s CAMPUS on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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