Today is the first day in quite a while that I have had the chance to write up observations on the teachers I am tasked with training. It is an essential part of my job, but often goes by the wayside when I am pulled to more pressing matters, am swamped in paperwork, or just filling in as a teacher myself when we are short staffed. Fortunately, this regular observation task was a highlight of my day today. We are truly lucky to have the kind of dedicated, caring, and hardworking staff that we have at our child development center, after school services, youth center, and sports programs.
Of course, part of my job is to find suggestions to help the teachers grow and learn how to be even better in the classroom and with the children, but they made that task very hard today. I was not able to find much to ask them to improve upon besides to continue doing the awesome job they are doing! I am amazed at their patience, calming presence, guiding words, and especially their ability to multitask with the children and youth in their care. Several of our key management, administrative, and teaching staff have been in training and out sick or on vacation leave all week, which has left me to "man the ship," so to speak, but the teachers have made it a piece of cake by stepping up and simply taking care of what needs to be done with minimal assistance from me. They are a huge part of what makes my job so fun and exciting every day, and today, I felt challenged to become ever better at my job by watching their success in the classrooms!
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