As the warm months start to roll around, the one thing on my mind is the end of the school year. For most of us, the end of school is a joyous thing — and it is for me too. But, for the past four and a half years I have been working at a daycare and the end of the year seems to get sadder every time.
You may be thinking, why is it sad? It should be happy? But, my answer to that really cannot be simple. I have spent a great deal of time thinking about this, which is why I decided to finally put all my thoughts into a blog post. Working at a daycare is extremely underrated. For the past four and a half years, I have watched teachers work their butts off to properly teach children the basis of literally everything. This year I work in a preschool room rather than a daycare room and the things I teach children on a daily basis are some of the most important things they will ever learn.
We teach them their letters and how to put on a jacket. That they should definitely wash their hands after every use of the bathroom and no, you shouldn’t eat food off the floor. What a lot of people don’t realize is that without child care providers, their child would be a completely different person. Which leads me to my next point. My job title is a Teacher’s Aide and I assist co-teachers in my room. The women I work with are nothing short of amazing. How they teach, how they run the classroom and put up with the insanity of things that the children do, surprises me every day. The strength and skill they hold is something I wish that everyone in the world could see, I applaud and admire them.
Overall, what I want to take away from this job when time comes to move on is the feeling I get every day. One of the most rewarding things is watching the kids grow. Not only academically because it is amazing to see them get things they have been working toward all year — but socially, emotionally and physically. Throughout the course of eight to nine months, they grow a tremendous amount that it’s truly shocking. To see the beginning of the future generation has never made me more proud.
As a message to my kids: I cannot wait to see where your future will take you. Hoping for all the best.
Love always,
Miss. Cassie