#72 Shine as an Educator – Where’s the PASSION?

Shine As An Educator

Part of our Mastermind focus this week was quite intense.

We discussed self care and as many of you know I focus on self care a lot.

Self Care is an area that needs your priority, if you are going to be an educator with

longevity, that sustains the test of time and able to stay focussed and connected to the

children you care for, you will need to understand and put a certain level of priority on

your own self care.

But what else…

Well this week I spoke about PASSION – about recognising where your passion comes

from to work with children.

I asked Why would you want to be an educator?

What makes you think, this is something YOU will achieve?

Why did you start your training, your journey?

The questioning deep inside

How did YOU know this path was for you??

So your Critical Reflection Question today is

Why did you start your journey as an early childhood educator?

AND

Is this the journey you expected to be on?

I would LOVE to tell you – I had this wild exciting dream of being an educator, of

guiding children’s learning and them becoming the valuable members of society that

we hope they will be…

But when I started my journey as an educator, my educator was moving on from a small

town and there was no options or alternative care for the family’s she cared for. I decided

to offer care for the family’s, earn an income and be at home with my boys.

My journey started as one of necessity and truthfully has grown from there.

I also speak a lot about journeys and this is why… over the past 20+ years my love

knowledge, understanding and passion towards what early childhood educators really

do, has grown. The difference we make as educators has changed so very much over the

years, but grown in a way that truly does emphasise and recognise the impact and

connection an educator can have in the lives of a child, family and our community.

Educators are entrusted with Supporting, guiding, connecting with children

Building confidence, resilience and social skills every day

EVERY DAY

Now I also asked, this week

Is this path REALLY for you?

How do you know?

Why do early childhood educators just keep going?

Where does the driving force come from

How DO you know – with certainty –

that ECE is meant for you…

My Challenge to YOU this week

Do you have a driving knowledge and passion for being an educator?

How do you show it?

AND Do you value your self care so you will be able to keep going?

Ask yourself some of these questions, recognise if your self care routine is enough?

We focus on connection and belonging

On what our families and children NEED

What do YOU know to be true?

As we travel the road of discovery

Discovering our own likes, dislikes, values and challenges

We change as beings BUT we also change as educators

Check out Simple Reflect – The latest documenting tool for Educators

We learn to question, to critically reflect on ourselves as educators, on our practices

and look at what steps we can take to improve in areas we may not of considered before.

A level of TRUST, trust in ourselves?? MAYBE

A deep KNOWING that YOU make a difference

A passion that drives YOUR ACTIONS

You do SUPPORT

You do GUIDE

You do CONNECT

EVERY DAY

BUT IF YOU DON’T – and this is key

It’s time to question

It’s time to dig deep and search your soul

It’s time to find the PASSION again or WALK AWAY

Now to me walk away could be for a minute to refocus

It could be for a day to take some time out

It could be for a week, take a holiday make the commitment

It could be for a month or three to discover the right next step for you

BUT I AM SUPER PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS!!

Children NEED early childhood educators that FEEL

Feel the passion, drive, confidence and certainty

EVERY DAY

TOP TIP TIME

Ask yourself these key questions, If you need time out – take it!!

Let me share this again

Children NEED early childhood educators that FEEL

Feel the passion, drive, confidence and certainty

EVERY DAY

IS THAT YOU??

What ACTIONS are you taking TODAY??

I would LOVE you to share your thoughts with me and I will leave the link to our

fb group in the notes Come over to the fb group HERE

I would love to hear from you

Links for this Podcast:

simpereflect.com.au
shineasaneducator.com

The post #72 Shine as an Educator – Where’s the PASSION? appeared first on Simple Reflect Blog.