My decision, my working experience

There are many courses for us to pursue and the most common ones will be business, accountancy, pharmacy, medicine, engineering etc etc. Out of these courses, I have chosen Early Childhood Education because i have a big passion on children. I love to be around with young children and take care of them as i find them are the most innocent and present from God. Whenever I feel down or unhappy, being around young children is one of the most effective ways to get rid of the stress and unhappiness as they are just so innocent to say and do anything. Although I have heard a couple of bad comments from people around me about this course, but I would just take them as advises to me and would not affect my passion on young children. So finally I have enrolled in Segi College for Early Childhood Education for Young Children on October 2007.

My first working experience with young children was in year 2008. It was the first school that i went to interview and started work. The principal paid me quite well as it was a new opening school and I am a diploma holder in Music Performance. The school was located at quite a hidden place where parents can hardly find for the school from outside. The school was new and therefor there was only few student enrolled in it. I would say that it was not really a good place for me to work as i could not learn anything from it although it was well paid. The students there were too little for me to work with and there was only worksheets. I did all the worksheets blindly with them without caring whether they understand or not. I could not apply any knowledge that I have gained from college into the school that I was working. Other than that, the principal did not really care and put much effort in the school as she had another business with her. The teachers in the school were not really disciplined as the principal did not give her out of to the school. I left the school after few months to seek for another more appropriate kindergarten.

I found the next kindergarten from the exhibition that held in Segi College. I gave my resume to almost all the schools and they are mostly Montessori schools. There was a few schools that called me to confirm the job but I have decided to work in one of the Montessori schools in Petaling Jaya area. The school has given me a good first impression as it was safe, air-conditioned, the teachers and admintrators there were friendly, the classrooms and settings fulfilled Montessori requirements and most importantly, the principal of the school was kind to showed me around the school and shared with me about her past learning experiences. I did not hesitate when the principal confirm the job with me. I was sent to become an assisstant in toddlers class. It was actuallty quite a tough job for me at first as I have no experice with working with toddlers and also diapers changing or washing them up when they do big business. I brought myself up by listening to other teachers in the school and slowly I manage to work with them whole heartedly. Although sometimes they might make a lot of noise and run around the classroom, but these are the characters of toddlers and we should bare with them and learn to accept to certain levels.

Untill now I am stil working in this school and I am really happy and appreaciate the chances that the school has given to me. I fully hope that I will be able to work until the day i leave to Australia for further studies and work for this school again when I graduate.