Before going into the panel I was unsure what I would walk away with, I was apprehensive considering it was a requirement for class to attend. Looking around the room I noticed that many of the students in the room have already or are currently in the labs run at my workplace, and that many of the teachers on the panel have also been in that lab and have in fact learned from me in my classroom. I felt proud to see that they have graduated and are now working the education profession and are successful but I also felt some what embarrassed or even jealous. I have been working at the FDC for five years now and feel that I am an expert in what I do, and yet I do not have the degree needed to be seen as one. This realization has only fueled my drive to complete school and back up my knowledge with the credentials needed to be seen as a success.
The information I got from the panel really helped me further understand what needs to be done before completing the early childhood program. My guidance advisor was not very specific on what needed to be done to get my teaching license, she was just very direct on what classes needed to be done in order for me to graduate. Learning of all this new information was overwhelming, as I feel that teaching often feels like, but I know when the time comes to do my student teaching
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