Hello I'm a new subscriber and I just found your video and I truly appreciate the content you're providing. I look forward to seeing more of your videos that you already posted. I don't know if you regularly post deal because this is an old video I came across. But I would appreciate any of us you have. Now I'm no spring chicken, I'm 37 years old And I have herniated discs, scoliosis and arthritis and inflammation in my back. I deal with pain regularly everyday and go to the chiropractor sometimes twice a month. I try to avoid heavy lifting and I can no longer do the kind of jobs I used to do in the past. Which has led me to try a different path. Now I'm married and we are able to comfortably live on my husband's salary alone. And I have his full support to do whatever I wish. Now, I do have a great sum of money saved up for college if that's what I end up doing. But I need my GED. I've been studying for my GED in adult education classes for over 6 months now. It is been very challenging at times but has gotten easier as time has went on. What was so hard was I had been out of school for 21 yours and although I am a bookworm and I love to read several books every week I have forgotten a lot of things that I once knew. Now when I took my GED back in 2003 it was far more easier than what it is now days because they changed it in 2014 and I think they now include trigonometry in it as well. They have definitely made it more challenging based on what my GED teacher told me. But I am making progress. Now back in 2003 I passed all subjects except for math. Which was no surprise to me because I have Dyscalcula and I struggle in advance math. The thing is nobody ever even knew I had this disability when I was working different jobs even Western Union handling thousands of dollars. My Dyscalcula It's not as bad as some people who can't even tell time on an analog clock, or count bills or change fast or run a cash register. I don't have any kind of problem with that or basic math. It's advanced math that challenges me. But with a lot of work I can push through it. And I have an older friend who is very knowledgeable in English and history and she retired as an English teacher. Yet she failed math and then had to retake it and pass with a c because she has dyscalcula and struggles with advanced math. She said she couldn't even help her own children when it came to homework when they were in high school. Her husband had to help them. And then I have my childhood friend who also has Dyscalcula and was even far worse in math than I am. But she pushed through it and went to college and got her master's degree and is now a district manager. She's making decent money and she said college kicked her in the booty. She needed accommodations access to a calculator during tests and a lot of tutoring. I didn't even know that colleges provided accommodations or tutoring. I am so in the dark when it comes to anything to do with college because it was never on my radar because I just never thought I would be capable of doing it so I just avoided it and when I failed my GED test back in 2003 I didn't think I would ever be able to pass the math test so I just stuck with jobs that didn't require a GED. And I was even a front-end manager at a grocery store at one point and I didn't have my GED even then. So I've dipped my toes into different careers over the years and I never really had a clue on what I really wanted to do. The problem is anything that I really wanted to do required a higher education which I just didn't think I was capable of. But now I'm starting to see that people who struggle in advance math doesn't mean that they can't be a nurse or they can't be a teacher or you in a real estate agent or a therapist or so on. But I have struggles with advanced math and now I also have struggles physically and I have to put my health first. I don't mind going to work to do work but I don't want to go to work to slave and bust my back and injure myself further. My health must come first. And there was times where I was constantly looking at jobs in healthcare and a hospital sitter doesn't do a lot of physically demanding work and it sounded like a good entryway and maybe do something like that and go to school to become a medical administrative assistant. There has been times in the past where I looked at a CNA or LPN but I think the math would just be far too complicated and I heard that if you have trouble in advanced math. It would be far easier to pursue a degree teaching from Pre-K to grade three then it would trying to become an LPN or RN. And I was also wondering what jobs would be good for me to get right now as I continue my education and trying to get my GED to get that out of the way and hopefully open up new doors of opportunity for me. And I don't think that it requires a GED for you to become a hospital sitter or CNA in the state of Alabama. At least not from what I read. You of course need to have it some training through a program and everything but I do worry about lifting patients though in the hospital they have equipment that will help you and I think you can even request accommodations if you have a bad back when it comes to lifting patients. But since I don't exactly see myself trying to become an LPN or RN I wonder if I should seek something else it to get my foot in the door. I mean there is a medical administrative assistant and a respiratory therapist to consider. But I could get a foot in the door by either becoming a dietary aid or hospital sitter and won't have to worry about any heavy lifting. But I have also heard several people say that they see how good I am with children and how much I enjoyed helping some of my friends with their kids when it came to other babysitting or helping them with their homework or something. I mean yeah, I do struggle with advanced math but that doesn't mean I can't help children with math that I understand. It's just advanced math like algebra and trigonometry that I just don't know not yet because I'm studying a ton of lessons in each subject preparing for my GED. That being said, I don't know how much pressure it is to be a preschool teacher and how much falls on you on being creative when coming up with lesson plans for the students. I mean does the school provide you with lesson plans and provide you with sources to check into that will help you create lesson plans that work for whatever students you have? And are you the lead teacher sometimes as a preschool teacher or do you work under someone or work along side a teacher's assistant or a teacher's aide? Now, I only live about 25 minutes from Bevill State college. And I live 35 to 40 minutes away from a university. I do like your advice when it comes to spending the first two years getting your college degree, And then going to a university to get the last 2 years of college for your bachelors. And I would appreciate your advice more detailed on What steps to take in order to get training on just becoming a preschool teacher and if it's possible to also go to school at the same time to further your education so you can teach from Pre-K to third grade. And if there is a way to save money and not be in debt. I think the thing that worries me the most is spending so much money on something when I don't even have 100% confidence I have what it takes to pass and get the degree. So I'm trying to be realistic and understand my limitations. And I'd appreciate any advice you have. And is it possible to teach other grades like kindergarten and only have a 2-year college degree? Or do you have to do all four years? I think one other thing that worries me is if it's really hard to find a job as a teacher because I have her through the grapevine that it's pretty tough to find a job around here as a teacher. And some of them had no choice but to move away to get a job. I think I just want to also know what kind of math am I going to have to learn and know extremely well just to be eligible to become a preschool teacher or if I further my education to be able to teach all the way to third grade?
Hello I'm a new subscriber and I just found your video and I truly appreciate the content you're providing. I look forward to seeing more of your videos that you already posted. I don't know if you regularly post deal because this is an old video I came across. But I would appreciate any of us you have. Now I'm no spring chicken, I'm 37 years old And I have herniated discs, scoliosis and arthritis and inflammation in my back. I deal with pain regularly everyday and go to the chiropractor sometimes twice a month. I try to avoid heavy lifting and I can no longer do the kind of jobs I used to do in the past. Which has led me to try a different path. Now I'm married and we are able to comfortably live on my husband's salary alone. And I have his full support to do whatever I wish. Now, I do have a great sum of money saved up for college if that's what I end up doing. But I need my GED. I've been studying for my GED in adult education classes for over 6 months now. It is been very challenging at times but has gotten easier as time has went on. What was so hard was I had been out of school for 21 yours and although I am a bookworm and I love to read several books every week I have forgotten a lot of things that I once knew. Now when I took my GED back in 2003 it was far more easier than what it is now days because they changed it in 2014 and I think they now include trigonometry in it as well. They have definitely made it more challenging based on what my GED teacher told me. But I am making progress. Now back in 2003 I passed all subjects except for math. Which was no surprise to me because I have Dyscalcula and I struggle in advance math. The thing is nobody ever even knew I had this disability when I was working different jobs even Western Union handling thousands of dollars. My Dyscalcula It's not as bad as some people who can't even tell time on an analog clock, or count bills or change fast or run a cash register. I don't have any kind of problem with that or basic math. It's advanced math that challenges me. But with a lot of work I can push through it. And I have an older friend who is very knowledgeable in English and history and she retired as an English teacher. Yet she failed math and then had to retake it and pass with a c because she has dyscalcula and struggles with advanced math. She said she couldn't even help her own children when it came to homework when they were in high school. Her husband had to help them. And then I have my childhood friend who also has Dyscalcula and was even far worse in math than I am. But she pushed through it and went to college and got her master's degree and is now a district manager. She's making decent money and she said college kicked her in the booty. She needed accommodations access to a calculator during tests and a lot of tutoring. I didn't even know that colleges provided accommodations or tutoring. I am so in the dark when it comes to anything to do with college because it was never on my radar because I just never thought I would be capable of doing it so I just avoided it and when I failed my GED test back in 2003 I didn't think I would ever be able to pass the math test so I just stuck with jobs that didn't require a GED. And I was even a front-end manager at a grocery store at one point and I didn't have my GED even then. So I've dipped my toes into different careers over the years and I never really had a clue on what I really wanted to do. The problem is anything that I really wanted to do required a higher education which I just didn't think I was capable of. But now I'm starting to see that people who struggle in advance math doesn't mean that they can't be a nurse or they can't be a teacher or you in a real estate agent or a therapist or so on. But I have struggles with advanced math and now I also have struggles physically and I have to put my health first. I don't mind going to work to do work but I don't want to go to work to slave and bust my back and injure myself further. My health must come first. And there was times where I was constantly looking at jobs in healthcare and a hospital sitter doesn't do a lot of physically demanding work and it sounded like a good entryway and maybe do something like that and go to school to become a medical administrative assistant. There has been times in the past where I looked at a CNA or LPN but I think the math would just be far too complicated and I heard that if you have trouble in advanced math. It would be far easier to pursue a degree teaching from Pre-K to grade three then it would trying to become an LPN or RN. And I was also wondering what jobs would be good for me to get right now as I continue my education and trying to get my GED to get that out of the way and hopefully open up new doors of opportunity for me. And I don't think that it requires a GED for you to become a hospital sitter or CNA in the state of Alabama. At least not from what I read. You of course need to have it some training through a program and everything but I do worry about lifting patients though in the hospital they have equipment that will help you and I think you can even request accommodations if you have a bad back when it comes to lifting patients. But since I don't exactly see myself trying to become an LPN or RN I wonder if I should seek something else it to get my foot in the door. I mean there is a medical administrative assistant and a respiratory therapist to consider. But I could get a foot in the door by either becoming a dietary aid or hospital sitter and won't have to worry about any heavy lifting. But I have also heard several people say that they see how good I am with children and how much I enjoyed helping some of my friends with their kids when it came to other babysitting or helping them with their homework or something. I mean yeah, I do struggle with advanced math but that doesn't mean I can't help children with math that I understand. It's just advanced math like algebra and trigonometry that I just don't know not yet because I'm studying a ton of lessons in each subject preparing for my GED. That being said, I don't know how much pressure it is to be a preschool teacher and how much falls on you on being creative when coming up with lesson plans for the students. I mean does the school provide you with lesson plans and provide you with sources to check into that will help you create lesson plans that work for whatever students you have? And are you the lead teacher sometimes as a preschool teacher or do you work under someone or work along side a teacher's assistant or a teacher's aide? Now, I only live about 25 minutes from Bevill State college. And I live 35 to 40 minutes away from a university. I do like your advice when it comes to spending the first two years getting your college degree, And then going to a university to get the last 2 years of college for your bachelors. And I would appreciate your advice more detailed on What steps to take in order to get training on just becoming a preschool teacher and if it's possible to also go to school at the same time to further your education so you can teach from Pre-K to third grade. And if there is a way to save money and not be in debt. I think the thing that worries me the most is spending so much money on something when I don't even have 100% confidence I have what it takes to pass and get the degree. So I'm trying to be realistic and understand my limitations. And I'd appreciate any advice you have. And is it possible to teach other grades like kindergarten and only have a 2-year college degree? Or do you have to do all four years? I think one other thing that worries me is if it's really hard to find a job as a teacher because I have her through the grapevine that it's pretty tough to find a job around here as a teacher. And some of them had no choice but to move away to get a job. I think I just want to also know what kind of math am I going to have to learn and know extremely well just to be eligible to become a preschool teacher or if I further my education to be able to teach all the way to third grade?
Hey ! Please help ! I need advice. Our ratio is 11:1 for twos . Ive been there teacher for a good two months. I have good 5 or 6 trouble kids two special kids and 3 that are nuetral . They can be good or bad depending on the atmosphere . Im struggling. Ive asked for help but every teacher that has came in ... gets overwhelmed and leave. Ive stayed because even though they are tough I love them. So what does that mean. I need help managing .please give me tips and ideas. Diapers.. is what i think os the core problem. Like i am by my self i have to change all 11 kids. And obviously only can do one by one . Im on schedule i have to keep up with. So i have to be moving. But while im changing kids take an opportunity to act up and while im on the table i cant do anything till im done but raise my voice. Please help. I want to manage my class better to where i have time and space to teach . 🙏 without them eating eachother up and not writing up to 8-10 incident reports in a day . I have asked my maamger to give me a smaller group to 8 or 9 since the kids I have are very difficult but all they say its "that is ratio "
Love this!!! Oh man I have cried many times thinking I’m not fit for this field even after 17 years please post more please! I also work at a Christian preschool with Abeka curriculum
hi Heidee, thank you for the amazing viedo. I am a preschool teacher. this year i have 2.5 -3 years old in my classroom. 2 boys are very emotional and one of them takes 10 min or longer to calm down. You talk, you give time out, you discuss, you say that you are very sad, nothing works. what would you do?
Thank you for making this video! Your smile and soothing voice helped to calm my nerves dropping off my child today at school. Great advice! Hoping tomorrow it's better :)
If you have a degree you get paid more. Without a degree you cannot buy a home. I am buying a home and I am a preschool teacher. I'm continuing my education with a bachelor's degree because there is room to grow and you can make up to 30,00 to $40,000. It depends on where you work at and experience you have. If you don't love kids unconditionally this field is not for you. Toddlers are not preschooler's...know the difference..no wonder you don't make as much. Toddler teachers make less than preschool teachers.
I just want split custody so i can be a part of his life ..i miss my boy and miss him soo much .. ive had countless nights where ive cried and wanted to care for him
What would you say toddlers are most interested in ?I have learned this that some days are different then others.I do think picking their interests are so important definitely.
I’m having so much trouble with my class because the morning teacher just lets them run around so they assume they can run around when I’m in there, they decide not to listen to me at all no matter how I approach.
Today was such a day where I felt so pressured , I accidentally called one of my students a bad girl and I felt so bad after and immediately apologized to her
Thank you for this video it's really helpful I just got a lead teacher position at my school and being a lead teacher is 1000 times different than being an assistant teacher I really needed the advice I hope you post more videos
Hi :3 I'm a first year student of early childhood education. Can you recommend me some MUST READ books about it? About clasroom management, psyvhopedagogy, Curricula, etc?
Great info and right now my biggest challenge as a teacher's aide, is to conquer the early preschool class of young 2 yr olds and older 2 yr olds!!!! I've worked at this daycare/private school, for 3 yrs now and this class is a huge challenge!!!! My biggest flaw is grasping they're attention and keeping it!!! But I've noticed that this always happens when their teacher has to step out and that's where I come in, and they automatically feel that it's playtime and not keep the activity or routine going Also, their teacher never excuses herself and doesn't remind them of what's going to happen. All the fellow teachers/teacher's aides feel the same as well and no one likes to help out or volunteer for that class!!!!!! So, my goal for myself at this job is to walk in super confidently to this class and demand the attention in a positive and fun way!!!!! One day i will!!!!
I totally understand this, but I do have a recommendation (as an experienced preschool teacher and nanny)… come up with a simple little (instructional) song that you sing as soon as you enter the classroom. This will catch the kids’ attention and they will most likely do what the song asks them to do. Something like, “ good afternoon, good afternoon, Miss (your name) is here… eyes on me and … (whatever simple instruction)” Good luck !
I start as a toddler teacher for 2 year olds on Monday 🤩 I am beyond excited but I am also terrified! I was previously a Nanny but I know teaching is a whole different rodeo.
I am a first year college student and am going to get a bachelors in early childhood. I am currently attending a community college with a full ride scholarship for two years then transferring to an university. I can’t wait to interact with my students once I am in the classroom ❤️❤️
I am currently having a whole dilemma on this right now, I have a full on structure in my classroom(I teach in China btw) and now, my school wants to pull that all my reward process says the parents wants me to give their children anything they want in class even if they are naughty. I usually give out stars to well behaved student but now, I’m not sure what else to do.
Ms. Hernandez, thank you so much for this video!!! I am an early preschool teacher (terrific two) ! Thank you for sharing your points of advice and thank you for encouraging others. ❤️🎈
Thank you so much. Im having a hard time because with this madness he is starting monday while the other kids have already started. He is not social at all.
The first point you made is wrong you did not provide a full picture; it should include Nursery-K/3rd certification, which is what I have with Special Ed endorsement. I am compensated the same as public school teachers. If you work for Head Start or School Readiness you need a B.S. in Child Studies to earn $22/hr. As long as you have the education and certification you earn the same as elementary school teachers. I start teaching Pre-K in a public school this fall.
Can you make a video about your new job? I'm also a preschool teacher but would like to venture to other positions. Just not sure what's out there for preschool teachers
I agree! It's so important to accept when what you're presenting to the children isn't working. It's so hard to do bc you feel like you have to be the authority but it saves you from losing your patience
