Great Opportunity

I got to have lunch with my state's Commisioner of Education and a bunch of other higher ups in the system this past Wednesday. The Commisioner came to my college to discuss Early Childhood Education issues with my professors as well as some local leaders in the field. I was chosen to represent the student body. I didn't do much besides introduce myself and listen during the lunch, but afterwards when they got a tour of the lab school I was able to give a little bit of information about being a student there and the type of education I received. It was an intimidating, but fun time and I am so honored that I was chosen to be there.

Cute moments

Yesterday at my new Practicum site we were talking to the kids about the weekend and the special day coming up (they're not allowed to celebrate Holidays, but birthdays are ok - so Happy Birthday America!!). One of the teachers was talking about red, white and blue and asking the kids why those colors are so important to America. One of the little 4-year-olds chimed in with, "Cause it's the grand ol' flag!" :)

There is a little girl at my Practicum site who just turned 2 years, 9 months and is now able to be in the preschool. She's teeny-tiny and absolutely adorable! She holds her own pretty well with all of the older kids, but she also does a lot of playing on her own (completely appropriate for her age by the way). Her favorite thing to do is paint. She goes to the easel at least twice a day just to paint a picture. On Wednesday her arms and hands were covered with paint. As she was admiring her artwork (the paint on her hands, not the paper she had been painting) she looked up at us and said, "I do love it." "What do you love?" She held up her hands, got a huge smile on her face and said, "Paint!"