Thank You

Wow!! 8 weeks already this class went by very fast. During the last couple of weeks we have accomplished so much and learned a lot. I want to thank all of my colleagues for their support they have given me during this class. Thank you for your awesome feed backs and your wonderful post. Many of us have been in classes together prior so I look forward to continuing my experience at Walden with you guys. Good Luck to you all with you future courses continue to strive for the best!!!!

Communication

Before I excepted a perminate position at my center I was a Director in Training. Whith this position I had to float to different centers very often. My longest position was at a center for 6 months. I had a great group of employees, children, and parents. I formed such a tight bond with everyone very fast. When I received the notice after 1 year the director was coming back and I was going to another center. It changed the atmospher very fast. Everyone was very sad and some even cried. They felt that I listened to them, and helped them the best way I could. A lot of them wanted to leave their center to join me. It was the hardes seperation for me because we all grew close. Til this day I go and visit them as often as I can, and the love and vibe is always the same. Working on my Masters Degree at Walden I really feel I have connected well with my colleagues because we all have the same mission. All of us are attending Walden to better ourself in our careers and within ourself. There is always so many positive thoughts and comments from one another. It is very interesting to see how much we all have in common. Someone I have never meet I can relate so much too. It's an amazing thing and I enjoy doing my weekly blogs and discussions so I can collaborate with everyone. It's always hard to say good-bye to someone weather it's expected or not. Adjourning allows you to take a break and resume at a later time. It's a better way to get some type of closer knowing it's not the end

Disagreement Communication

Being a childcare director there are a lot of responsibilities that come with it. I am in charge of 26 staff members and 102 children and their families. After doing this weeks assignments I knew I had something to blog about. Before I got my current position I was a teacher in the classroom. The director I had at the time was very negative towards us and never had anything positive to say. This really hindered our performance as teachers because we felt there was nothing that we could do to satisfy her. When I became the director I knew I always wanted to communicate with my staff in a way that will be positive and stern. I always let them know when they are not doing things the right way, but I always follow up with something positive. This gives them the courage to continue to do better, but work on whatever needs adjustments. I have always found that having great communication is the key. You get more respect and your product that is given to the parents and the child works. My staff will always tell me they enjoy my thoughts, ideas, and concerns because it helps them mature and grow as teachers.