There are many things in this modern age which one can’t live without. Now in the 21st century everyone (including me) are highly dependable on our different gadgets to function. It we were living in the olden ages I really wonder if we would be able to do every as efficiently without our aids.
As a Mom in the 21st century I rely on the following.
A smart phone. A mobile is not just for making and receiving calls nowadays. It has to be able to have calendar with reminder functions, budgeting and other apps to check e-mail, Facebook and Instagram.
Caffeine. Not coffee but green tea for me. It does help to keep my current weight lost attempt in check and boost my level of energy.
Kitchen appliances. To be able to cook a 3 to 5 course meal within an hour I rely heavily on the stove, steamer, oven, blender and airfryer to cook dinner.
A virtual showcase ( aka blog) to keep everyone in the family updated on the kids growth and mark down all the different milestones and memorable moments that we experience.
Google Docs- to manage the different work schedules for the various blogging campaigns that I have.
GOD – to give me the strength to carry out all the tasks that has to be done within the day.
Planning on the go- troubleshooting any problem which may suddenly arise during the course of the day
It has been a while since Tiger girl has been in school. In fact, she is now in Nursery One after being promoted from the Playgroup class which she entered upon turning two. Tiger girl looks forward to going to school each morning and enjoying herself playing and learning alongside her friends in school.
Seeing her behaving this way confirms that I had made the correct decision of sending her to school. In fact all three kids enjoy going to school as they have loving and caring teachers to nurture them.
Tiger girl is studying in the childcare which her brothers used to attend. All of them started attending childcare at two years old and have been taught by Teacher J ( in the picture above). She and the other teachers in the school are among the most caring pre-school teachers who I know of.
Doggie boy at his end of year concert in 2010
I really admire the teachers at the kids school for their dedication and commitment towards the kids. Back then when I was teaching in the morning session they made special arrangement for me to drop of the boys at a teacher’s house before I headed off to work as I had to be at work by 7am and no childcare was open that early.
Each morning Teacher Nur welcomed the boys into her house and even bought snacks for them at times before taking the school bus/cab to school with them. Having the assistance of Teacher Nur really helped me as a working mother a lot as it solved the logistic problem of getting the boys to school and to work on time each day.
Being a teacher myself I know that it is not easy to take care of small kids. It can be really difficult to understand them especially if they are not able to articulate well and express themselves. Besides being responsible for educating the child the teacher has to handle his physical needs too ( toilet training/diapering). It really takes a person who really loves kids to be so dedicated to their well being.
Monkey boy in Chinese costume while at pre-school
The kids really learned a lot and blossomed under the love and care of their dedicated teachers. I am grateful that they were lucky to meet such teachers like Teacher J and Teacher Nur in their pre- school years.
Do you know of anyone who loves children and aspire to become a pre-school teacher?
Are you thinking about teaching as a career?
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