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Define RISK

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I guess you could say that I’m a “Risk Taker.”  Actually I feel that I definitely am a Risk Taker, though I don’t feel that I like, let alone enjoy, taking risks.  When it comes to taking risks, just thinking about it, I feel terrified, and scared.  But thinking deeper,

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I enjoy the THRILL.  The moment.  Being in the action. 

As I am taking the risk, my heart is pounding and my blood is flowing.  I don’t know what will what happen, but just knowing that I’m doing it is exciting.  All I can think about is children as risk takers.  Children are the best examples.  They take so many risks, and you can see their excitement while in action.  Children are constantly taking risks; they do things not knowing what will happen in the end.  But the satisfaction, yes the satisfaction is what puts me at ease.  Being able to say, “Hey at least I did it,” is a satisfying phrase to say.  I’m satisfied that I took the risk, whether good or bad.

As I think 

  Risks aren’t possible without a vision, a determination, a goal, a dream.   

I have dreams everyday.

I dream of holding a bachelors diploma, 

I vision my husband and I getting sealed in the temple (I’m Mormon), 

I dream of my daughter’s brain to be filled more then my brain is,

I vision myself owning a lifted Tacoma,

  I dream of traveling the world, 

I vision myself having five children, 

I vision myself being a teacher to children that would grow up and say, “Hey aunty I remember in Preschool,” 

I dream of owning a preschool that looks like a home and it has a big yard to play in, 

I dream of managing my preschool,

I vision myself being the teacher of my friends children, 

and I vision myself growing old and still caring and teaching children. 

I have so many dreams ahead of myself, and I have in procession so many things.  I am satisfied with what I have and I am forever grateful for the things I have, but is it too much to ask for more?  Is it bad to have too much?  Is it bad to want the best?  Don’t we all want the best?  Don’t we all want the best for our children?  I mean isn’t this the reason were in this profession?  For the children, to offer the children the best.  We strive for the quality care, we strive for quality toys, we strive for the best food to offer, we want the best setting, we want to be the best. 

I am, by all means, satisfied with myself, with my program, with my profession, with society.  I hope that when I am done with college I will be able to open a preschool like Honolulu Community College’s Lab preschool-- Keiki Hauoli Children Center.  I chose this profession; I am satisfied with the field that I am in.  Society will forever be changing, and with change hopefully good will come out of it.  Yes I am satisfied, but there is always room for change.  There is always room for more.  There is always room for the better, the best.  I may not always agree to the changes, but even with one change another change will occur. 

I have so many dreams, and as of today I am one day closer.  I am closer to my dreams then I was yesterday, the past two weeks, the past five months, the past two to three years.  My dream of becoming that person that people say, “Hey, you were my teacher, I remember you.”  That kind of stuff, that kind of stuff gets to me, and I think that that is why I like this profession, I want this profession, I strive to better myself in this profession, I love this profession.  To see the impact I have on other people.  Yes I am definitely one day closer as of today.  I learned more and I bettered myself to one day become an excellent teacher.  I hope that I am doing the right things to get to my dream.       

 

“My vision for our programs goes far beyond what is typically discussed in our professional literature.  I have big dreams and am willing to work to achieve them.”

Written:  September 16, 20130

The members of our profession

"THE MEMBERS OF OUR PROFESSION ARE PREDOMINANTLY FEMALE"

"Most of us early childhood professionals prefer to confine our sights to what seems possible, rather than face the pain of what Longston Hughes called 'a deferred dream' (Carter, 22)."  We, women shouldn't have to feel this way.  Do you think men in our profession feel the same way?  Do they feel more able to receive the recognition and resources in our profession?  Do they face the pain that every struggling female teacher faces?  

Our profession may be undermined, but if we feel as passionate as we should towards our profession we, the teachers, should be doing something about it, shouldn't we?  YES, I think we should.  We should be taking a stand, especially for our children.  I mean isn't this the reason why were in this profession, for the children?  To take a stand for the children!  To be advocates for the children?  

Aren't we for the children as well?  

We are women, we make up majority of this profession.  Why should we have to play by the rules and go according to only what is offered?  Why cant we receive the resources and recognition we deserve? Instead we have to go out and get it on our own.  Maybe that's why women are fit best for this profession.  We're doers, we go out and get what we want when we want it.  When I needed a close line that would fit on a child's table I went out and used my own resources, my husband, to make me a close line.  When I needed beach supplies and sea creatures I went to my community for used beach toys, and I asked the fishermen to supply me with some catchable sea creatures.  When I need to laminate a poster, I went to my sister to use her large laminator.  I used my own networks, and I plan on extending my networks in order to get the resources and recognition I need.  

"And in a world where resources are controlled by predominately male priorities, (Carter, 22)."

We are in a society where we are equal, and I understand that we may not be viewed as equal.  This shouldn't stop us from fighting for resources and recognition.  We should put ourselves out there.  Yes, we have been fighting, but we should continue to fight.  

We chose this profession it didn't chose us.  We knew before hand that our pay isn't great, and that our resources may be a struggle to find. We should continue to expand our networks, work with our communities, and learn from our children's families.  

I enjoy this profession and that's why I'm in it.  

I aspire to become "A teacher!"

This is our profession!  

Written:  September 16, 2013 

Can our imagination get the best of our professional self?

I understand that there are requirements 

and duties that accompany the task of 

being a director.  Also according to "The 

Visionary Teacher" being able to tap into 

your imagination is a necessary task for a

director.  

I enjoy feeding off of children's imagination.  

Their minds are so new that their creativity 

is fresh.  A child can imagine anything since

they don't have that conscious awareness 

of what is imaginative and what is realistic.

A child's mind in the process of using her imagination

Is being too imaginative a barrier for a director

if your imagination cannot become reality?

I love to imagine and I try my hardest to 

create my imagination into something real. 

But what if I can't succeed, where do I go from there? 

Will this frustration stop me from my day to day responsibilities as a teacher or even a director?  

Is there a fine line between too much 

imagination 

and too much seriousness?

Yes, a director should be serious about 

what her responsibility is as a director.  But 

I feel that there will be situations where the director

would need to think outside of the box. 

Possibly everyday situations may occur.

Accommodating family's needs, working

together with colleagues, and especially

creating the appropriate settings and

opportunities for the children to develop

are a few ways that a director may need 

to follow her imagination and gut feelings

rather then play by the rules.  

Never stop imagining and as i interpreted "The Visionary

Teacher" I feel that it stated:

imagination will help you get through the stacks of paperwork.  

One day my imagination will become reality.

I would love to open my own preschool, 

in Molokai where my mom lives.  I want to

especially help out my hawaiian children with 

getting a head start in life.  I imagine a preschool

where I may possibly have a farm, children will

be learning about the ʻĀina, and parents would

show interest in their children.  I have an 

imagination, a vision, for what I expect myself

to become, but where do I start?

WHERE DO WE ALL START?

Written: September 14, 2013