The 3 most important lessons I have learned throughout this
capstone would be the 3 C’s of communication. Without the 3 C’s (Coordination,
communication and collaboration) an event may fall through or a program can be
sloppy because of lack of communication. With the efforts of communication, it
is extremely helpful to know that everyone understands what is being said or
expected. I have sat in on way to many meetings when interpretation is
misunderstood even with communication. Coordination is a start but it isn’t a
finished project or event, so I have used the 3 C’s quite frequent with my job
and it has helped with communication and collaborative efforts.
The other important lesson would be the difference styles of
learning and how adults and children all learn differently and the many
different approaches to teaching individuals. Being able to listen effectively
has been positive approach for my overall communication efforts personally and
professionally.
Lastly the most important lesson learned would be passion
for working with children and having compassion. I understand that there is a
business side to childcare, but I have been told by management to put on my
business hat; I love working with children and their parents along with the
staff that I will defend for all intents and purposes. I am passionate about
the difference I can make in a child life and be able to communicate with
parents when I have to deliver disappointing news to parents about choices
their children have made or write-ups on a child’s behavior, but I do it with
empathy because I care.
As for my long term goal, it is to keep striving for more,
to make a difference in a child’s life; if I can see growth in a child’s
development because we gave him the tools to succeed, such as self confidence,
problem solving skills and being compassionate to others just to name a few,
then I can say that I made a difference in a child life.
This has been a long journey to finally get to the end of
this program and I have learned a lot from an excellent instructor, with
constructive criticism and with the many diverse experiences from my fellow
classmates. Thank you everyone and I wish you all luck with your future
endeavors and to keep up with the passion of caring for our future children of
tomorrow.
Cathy
ReplyDeleteI admire your desire to make a difference in a child's life. I have unfortunately worked with people who are ready to give up on a child at age 4. I know that everything we do as educators has an impact, positive or negative, on the children in our care. Good luck with all your future projects.
Jennifer
Cathy,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and Good Luck! No business hats tonight - party hats only!!! Keep your passion and compassion at the forefront always - business could not exist without people to need it or run it.