A Week and a Half in to my Masters

A week and a half in to my Masters program and I am feeling pretty good about fitting everything in so far.  The idea of completing grad school has been on my heart for years but finally it is time to start.  Being a mom of three, my life is busy but I am believing I can learn how to manage my time and complete everything (hopefully).  The reason I want to get my masters is so I can feel qualified enough to become a director at a day care center or preschool program and eventually open my own center.  I truly love kids.  I love how they are all different from each other yet there are some fundamental similarities and ultimate truths about all kids.  Like their desire and need to be loved and accepted.

At the center where I work right now there is a student who is not easy to deal with.  He can hardly sit still, is not considerate of the other kids, runs everywhere (which is not good inside with lots of kids), often hurts the other kids because he is running or spinning our fidgeting.  He joined my class of 9 and he consumed most of my attention.  For the safety of the other kids, my first goal was just to teach him how to participate in a few songs and maybe sit still.  After working hard with him for a few weeks, he started to get it.  He began to love the songs with hand motions and even began sitting through a short book every once and a while.  I am so proud of the progress he has made!  He still has bad days here and there but sometimes this precious child who may be considered a hand full is actually sitting with the other kids and participating!  This boy has inspired me to not give up.  Even the most difficult children can make progress.  I hope to learn more techniques for dealing with challenging little ones.