Time Well Spent

I have learned so much through my coursework at Walden University. One of the most important things that I have learned is that everything revolves around relationships. Relationships need to established, built and nurtured. We need to build relationships with children, families, colleagues, future adult students and those that you will be working with in and out of the field of early childhood. I have also learned the importance of good communication. Good communication goes hand in hand with building relationships. I understand why effective listening is as important as speaking. Passion is vital. Passion will always drive you toward meeting all of your goals. You must know and understand yourself before you can truly understand others. You can never assume that you know everything. Learning is an on-going process. There is always room for self reflection and continued growth and development.

A long-term goal is to teach adult students early childhood. I want to share my passion for teaching our youngest learners. I want to be a part of helping college students realize their goal of teaching children and hope to give them what they need in order to begin a career in early childhood. I want to go into preschool settings in order to teach in-service teachers and families.

This has been quite an 18 months. We have all worked so hard to reach this point. I have enjoyed working with all of my colleagues through discussions and blog posts. I have learned so much from all of you, gained new insights and benefitted from all of your diverse perspectives and knowledge. Dr. Darragh, thank you so much for all you have done to help us all learn so much from this course. It has been a wonderful experience. I wish everyone the best and much success in all of your future endeavors.

Favorite Quotes:

"The question of who will teach our children is as pressing at the preschool level, if not more so, than for older grades.”

By- Marcy Whitebook

“Play…The Foundation that Supports the House of Higher Learning”

By- Lisa Murphy 

“Play is the most useful tool for preparing children for the future and its tasks."

By-Bruno Bettelheim, The Importance of Play

I would love to stay in touch

Lisa Bogart

lisasbogart@gmail.com