Nurturing the Young Minds: My Perception of Teaching Children

Reflection about teaching a child (essay)

What Do You Believe? I believe that the children are our future. I believe each, and every child is unique in their own, way. Yes, they might make mistakes, but how else are they going to learn if they don't have an education or make their own mistakes. Mistakes teach us every day. So, it's like we are receiving ours, own education. I will help children to succeed in order to become what they want to be when they are older. I will assist children in learning to believe they can be anything they want as long as they put their minds to it. In this essay on teaching children, I share my belief that every child is unique and has the potential to succeed if given the right support and quality education.

All youths, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, and capabilities should have the opportunity to learn from professional, well-informed teachers who are sophisticated and knowledgeable, both in their area of expertise and life. A teacher can give each an equal chance of success. If a teacher recognizes every student’s potential and has separate, individual goals for each, a teacher can accommodate personal needs and abilities and encourage the pursuit of academic aspirations. These ideas become possible when the voice of each student is heard, and the environment evolves where students feel free to express themselves. I believe children have greater respect for their teachers, their peers, and the lessons presented when they feel safe and sure of what is expected of them. I arrive at this meaning in life by experiencing new things. Well, when I was in high school my mom started to babysit this girl named Blair; when I met Blair for the first time, I thought to myself this is what I want to do. I want to eventually be able to shape kids’ minds, but also help children who are just like me with a disability. To be able to go through school knowing they aren’t different everyone is the same we all just show them in different colors. On February 4, 2014, Blair was placed in our at home daycare. For the first time, my whole life and perspective changed for the better. She is one of the most important people in my life; she is just like family to me. I Babysat Blair for the past three years, and I watched as she transformed into a smart and intelligent kid. I saw her learn to talk, walk, feed herself, sing, and dance; I also saw her remember a whole song and learn colors, shapes, names, and objects. When Blair was one-year-old, I started to babysit her on the weekends when her parents needed me. Her mom Kari would ask me to stay the night sometimes. By babysitting Blair on my own without anyone’s help I learned what I wanted to become in life. I wanted to become a teacher for little kids. But, I also thought about how I struggled through school with ADHD and not being able to focus or read fast enough, so I decided from those two experiences that I would become a teacher for all kinds of little kids. This meaning influences me as I go about my day-to-day life through my experiences throughout my life.

Well, Blair is the main reason I am who I am. Blair has changed my life from watching her learn her colors, different songs, shapes, sizes, and anything I would think a three-year-old would know. Also, watching her on my own made me realize I want to become a teacher. She made me delete what I wanted to become in life by loving me for me, being there for me, and being in my life; she made me realize who I want kind of people I want in my life by showing me the kind of people I deserve in my life. We are the only eighteen-year-old and three-year-old I know who are always there for each other and who are inseparable. So, I guess I could say Blair not only helped me figure out what I wanted to become in life, but who I want to have in my life for the rest of my life. As I meet new kids each and every day, my heart grows bigger, and I want to become part of the reason they are who they are.