Working EQ:

The Pentagon:

 (1) Positive Statement: What positive thing happen as a result of what you have completed so far?

One positive result is that I have learned how to work with children. Working with children it seems an easy career to do but actually is the opposite, this career is not easy. My mentor enlightened me on the fact that you as a teacher have to have a lot of patience and understand because everyone is different. Early Childhood Development requires a lot of growing inside the brain, which makes the child to act in different ways.

(2) EQ Content:  Pick a piece of research or your interview.  How has it helped you improve your understanding of your topic?

When I interviewed my mentor, I was impressed with much of new information. Due to the interview, I can understand much more on how to work with children, making then understand, how to help them, and much others things.  Many specific details were explained to me, being a preschool teacher you should have a basic grasp of child psychology and child development, communication is very important talking with children, parents, and co-workers. Also teachers deal with a wide variety of behavior in children from extreme shyness and separation anxiety to hyperactivity and aggression. Teachers have to know how to handle health and safety-related situations that may arise in the classroom. Working with children is not that easy, but if you love your work it can be fun.

 (3) What has worked for you so far in the senior project?

So far, I was confused I didn’t know how to start and I came up with conclusion that I wanted to work with children.  After researching places I finally found a children center in Cal Poly Pomona College, which it was really interesting for me. I went personally and they gave me an application filled it and they asked me for my TB shot and I had to get that shot. They called me and accept me I was so excited to work there. Getting to work at the children center was fun and exciting. There are many teachers who can help me and which they are really nice. Also, there is no problem gathering research. There are so many articles and books about early childhood development.

(4) What hasn't worked so far? 

I have trouble on memorizing the teacher’s and children’s names, is hard when they tell me to go and tell someone something. I have to repeat the name a lot and I forget I know some of them but not all of them. Is hard to me memorize everyone’s name because I don’t go every day.

(5) Finding Value:  Based on your experience so far,

What possible question or questions come to mind regarding what you would like to study this year?

A question that comes to mind regarding what I would like to study is, how hard or challenging the course load in childhood development.  Also, what is the best way to make parents understand the difference between a preschool and a child care. What is the best way to deal with a child who is crying or been restless. 

 What is your end goal this year with your senior project?

My end goal for my senior project this year is to get to know how is the feeling to work as a preschool teacher. I also want to make sure if this is what I really want to continue my career on.  I’m pretty sure that it would help me decided if I really enjoy working as a preschool teacher.  Also, to do a good job explaining my topic to others, and make them understand what is my topic and how everything works.

Who would you like to talk to you next? Why?  

 I would like to talk to someone in the childhood development field, because they can tell me more information on how children learn and the process of their development. This would help me a lot, by knowing more information of how kids react.