I have been on vacation this past week in Texas visiting my oldest son who had all of my children come as well. The three youngest who live at home still drove down with me. My oldest arranged for my second son who lives in CA to be there and what a fun time we had together. My oldest son works for a man who has some wild animals two of whom are black bears. They were rescued from the entertainment industry and now live in the lap of luxury (for a bear) at the farm. They are very well taken care of a loved a great deal. One has autistic like traits and I had a good time observing him. Even bears experience developmental delays and developmental problems when their life is turned upside down my man meddling with nature. I'll write more about that later.
We were asked a series of questions for us to think about and what our future plans are. Below are my answers.
What
issues regarding quality and early childhood professionals are being discussed
where you live and work?
Wendy Fidler who in chairperson of Montessori
Education for Autism in the UK and I talk about how Autism has been identified
and affected children and families. We
also discuss how Montessori Method can help them and how our role as observers
can be of use in the guidance of these children.
What
opportunities and/or requirements for professional development exist?
The only opportunities that exist at this point is
for me to go back to the UK and take Wendy’s post graduate classes in
Montessori Education. This is something
I am going to do eventually. In addition
I plan of graduating with my M Ed and attend Montessori and Early Childhood
Education conferences.
What
are some of your professional goals?
My professional goals keep expanding. In this next year I will be completing the
internship for my Montessori certification.
I also will be working with a few people to see what their level of
interest is in starting a Montessori School in N W Ohio. I also wasn't to form a team of support persons
so that I have people to help when I do open the school I can accept special
needs students. I will also complete
training for Director of Montessori sometime in the next three years as well as
my master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Walden University.
In addition I want to emulate the philosophy and the
programs of the Crossway Montessori Children’s House. Which not only serves children but has an
apartment complex and training program for single mothers and has incorporated
in community into the workings of the school.
Through programs such as Bridges Out of Poverty and Positive Discipline
I hope to help families become more stable and financially viable.
What
are some of your professional hopes, dreams, and challenges?
I think I explained this in the above comment.
Thanks for dropping by have a great day
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