Personal Narrative: A Career In Early Childhood Education

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This assignment was slightly difficult for me. I struggle with talking to people I don’t know well in normal situations, but having to find and call someone to interview was very stressful for me. I strongly dislike talking to people on the phone unless they are a close friend or family member. The part that made me more nervous was actually having to interview someone. I have only had to do one job interview in my whole life and I was so nervous I could hardly talk. This is quite different than a job interview, but public speaking isn’t a strong skill that I possess. I need to work on my public speaking skills if I am considering becoming a teacher. I don’t get as nervous talking to children that I don’t know very well as I do with adults…show more content…
I interviewed Kellie Ridenour, she works at Lakeland in the Teaching Learning Center (TLC). She currently works in the toddler room, but has worked with the preschool age kids in the past. She enjoys working with both the toddlers and preschoolers, but she does prefer the preschoolers because the toddler room is much more fast paced. She told me that during her typical day she welcomes, comforts, and interacts with the preschool children and their parents. Then she goes over to her assigned room to welcome the toddler age children and their…show more content…
She took the position and has now become a full time teacher. I asked if she was a college graduate today, how she would find a job in this field? She said that if she hadn’t been offered the substitute position like she was, she would have networked and asked other teachers if they knew of any schools that had openings. She also told me that she would look in the classifieds to also find more ideas. I asked if there were opportunities for promotion within being a teacher. She has obviously been promoted because she started as a substitute and now is a full time teacher. She also mentioned that there was an opportunity for all of the teachers to apply for the lead teacher position. They were all given an equal opportunity to be promoted. She felt that she was not ready to make the change in the position and be the lead teacher, so she did not apply. I asked her what her work environment is like and she described it as welcoming, homey, fun, and educational. She has a great relationship with all of her co-workers and they are like a family. Kellie said that she feels very comfortable around her coworkers while she is at work. She said that they are all kind, understanding, supportive, and
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