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Growing up I was shy. I would spend a lot of time with my teachers. I would say that they helped encourage my love for teaching. I remember always helping in the classroom and being so happy that I was able to help out my teachers. Overall I think I had a good relationship with my teachers. My parents were always involved in my schooling. I do not remember a lot from my early education. The earliest I can remember is around first grade. I remember my teachers were always supportive and were there to comfort me when I was crying because my mother left. This has impacted me so much that I make sure I am that teacher for the children I work with. I work with 2- 5 year olds and I always make sure to make myself available if needed.

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I was very fortunate to have gone to a small private school for my elementary years. It was a tight knit community and my mom worked in the office so she was included in many aspects of my learning experiences and classroom activities, but never in an overwhelming way. She never came in unless it was a time when other families were invited as well. But I mostly remember my teachers including families when we had holiday parties. My mom and others were like "room moms" and would come help out or brings treats and snacks for birthdays and celebrations. We also did plays and performances often that the parents would come to. All my experiences with school involving my family were positive, but I think that larger had to do with how involved my moms was already. Interestingly though, now that I think about it, even though my dad was very active in my upbringing, he never came to school events or classroom parties but that's probably because it was always in the middle of the day when he was working. That's something I want to learn more about. Figuring out ways to involve families that have working parents that cannot afford to take time off work to participate.
One learning objective I have that goes along with the above, is how to engage families in non-traditional ways and how to accommodate and invent creative and open ways and opportunities to reach more families and their needs.

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My experiences with my teachers were good growing up I never had issues and most of my teachers were fun and I have a lot of memories from those years. The years I remember the most were my preschool years. My days there were always a lot of fun and we had lots of days filled with all kinds of activities. I now work for my preschool teacher and it's crazy to me that I use to go to school here. I am glad I had a positive education growing up because I feel if I didn't I wouldn't enjoy school as much as I do!

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I had very mixed experiences with teachers and education growing up. My family always encouraged us to do well and to do our absolute best in school. They were always right by our side to help us through. I remember having solid teachers when I was younger, but one that sticks out to me was from Elementary school. This teacher expressed her love for education and her ability to care for her students. It always made me feel happy walking into the class because you could feel that the environment was loving and supportive. I always love establishing a relationship with any teacher I have because it helps me through any assignments that I struggle. Ever since I can remember, having a positive relationship with my teacher allowed me to have greater success in the class.

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My first years of education were very positive experiences. Although it was hard for me and i cried for around two weeks as I was getting used to things and the new routine. I was put into a bilingual program where I was able to explore both languages I was learning at home and at school. My mother was thankfully very involved in my first year and would try to participate in classroom activities as much as she could. I believe this is what helped my future education very successful and believe more parent involvement should be implemented and encouraged in children's classroom. A learning objective I would like to learn more about is how to better involved the parents into their child's education. How we can effectively communicate and also better the relationships with the families to get more of that communication and trust

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My early education experiences were very positive! I remember when I was in preschool we always had parents come in to watch us perform songs and dance in little recitals. Then in early elementary parents always had the opportunity to sign up as a volunteer to help do things for the teacher in the classroom, my mom always worked and my dad wasn't in the picture but my aunt would sign up and volunteer which was cool! We had parents come and participate for Holiday parties and I still remember to this day my mom coming to those it was really fun!

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I still remember my first day 1st grade, back at that time, I was 7 years old, and the teacher got mad at me because he argued I could not read the word avión (airplane), and I remember him telling my older sister that I was not ready for 1st grade, I told my mom that I read the word, but he did not give me a chance he just said, you can't. I remember my older sister that most of the time she spent time with me teaching me how to read, to write, and to color. I enjoyed my childhood because my older sister acted like my mom.

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I had a fairly good experience with my early childhood education. I really enjoyed my teachers for the most part because they often read to us and that was one of my favorite activities. The hardest part of teachers and my family was the communication. My dad worked a lot so he wasn't able to come to many of the meetings/conferences, so my mom would go. However, back then, her English wasn't 100% perfect so there was a bit of a language barrier. It always ended up working out though and my mom always got along with my teachers. I always enjoyed how my teachers and parents would read me different kinds of books because it exposed me to so many different genres and I think that's why I'm still a bookworm today. I do wish there had been more parent interaction with the school because I was a bit of an anxious child and I think that involving parents and families with school is important for overall success in a child's life. Something I would like to learn in this class is how to connect families and schools together in a way that is positive for everyone.

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I remember attending a preschool where parent's would have to sign up to volunteer. My parents have always both had full time jobs to make ends meet, and although they have always valued education, they were not always thrilled about having to be in my classroom missing work. I think it is important to include parents and sometimes mandatory orientations or events are necessary. However I don't think the idea of making parents volunteer in the classroom is positive because not every parent knows about child rights and they might not be able to afford missing days or hours from work. To be honest I had a lot of fun in preschool, and I know I loved my teachers there, but I cant remember the interactions they had with my parents. I do appreciate my parents being able to experience moments of preschool with me because some of those moments are the ones I remember. I will always remember making red play dough and my Dad being there to help.

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My expirence with my early childhood education was awesome. I really enjoyed it. My teachers were all awesome. In preschool all my teachers were hispanic and cared for me a lot as if I was there son. My mom worked and still works in the early education field as well so she was always involved and wanted to know what I did each day and how my teachers treated me. I was a really funny kid and I always liked to joke around with my teachers. I would hide then pop out and scare them. My mom said I would get in trouble sometimes because my grandpa has always been my idol growing up and I would always hangout with him. However, hispanic grandpas love to swear in every sentence, trust me. So I would copy him and I would use the swear words during preschool. I don't really remember that but looking back at it I could see my self doing that. Overall I had great experiences and when I become an educator I hope to give the same great experiences to my students as well.

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My early education experiences were incredibly positive! I attended a Montessori preschool along with my sister(one year older) and my cousin(one year younger). The three of us were really close! It was great because the three of us would play at school together then play together after school and on the weekends and it felt like always having a play date. After I left for kindergarten, my little sister attended the same preschool with the same teachers so my older sister and I were able to go back and visit once in a while. I remember when I was in preschool my mom and sometimes my aunt would sometimes volunteer in the class and at the school's halloween carnival. I feel so lucky to have had such an amazing preschool experience!

My personal objective fo this class to to learn how to better include and connect families because I have first hand experience on how beneficial it can be :)

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In my early education, my experience was okay. The preschool teacher's that I had spoke English only. My dad spoke some English but he was always at work so it meant that mom needed to communicate with my teachers. She communicated the most she could with them. When I started going to Kindergarten, the teacher assistant spoke Spanish so it was a relief for my mom. As I continued from first to fifth grade, none of my teachers spoke Spanish again. By this time my mom got better at her English. Fortunately, each year there was a Spanish speaker translator at all parent teacher conferences.
When it came to homework, I had to do it all on my own. Like I said, my parents weren't so good at English when I was younger so I had to figure it out myself. I had an older brother, but he was too busy trying to figure out his own homework. I remember one time my first grade teacher sent back my homework because it wasn't done correctly. My mom was mad at me and she said to me "You're not paying attention in class because if you were you would know how to do your homework." I just didn't understand what the questions were asking me. I had to go to class early the next morning with my mom and explain to the teacher that I didn't understand it and that no one else in my household understood it.

My objective for this class is to learn how to incorporate all families no matter what ethnicity and background they come from. I want to learn how I'm going to help a family whose language I don't speak.

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My experience with my teachers in early childhood was great. My mom actually majored in child development so she had a lot of background working with children and was a fantastic first "teacher". I am also the youngest of four daughters so my parents had a lot of experience parenting by the time I was born. My teachers in early childhood were also amazing. I went to a Montessori preschool where I was free to explore and play in a safe environment. Once I got to Kindergarten, I had more children in my class which gave me more opportunities to be social. I loved the school I went to and I am still friends with a lot of the same people who I spent my early childhood years with.

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My experience in my early childhood years was a good one. As well for my parents. I remember they were able to communicate with my teachers since they did speak Spanish and that is the only language my parents speak. Even though my parents did work. I remember them trying to be involved and would volunteer when I would go on field trips and they would attend all the school meetings I had as well. Once I got a little older and switched schools is when I remember being a little more difficult for my parents. They didn't speak English so when they would come to open house or any other events they felt out of place because they couldn't understand. It was also difficult because I am the only child so I had nobody to help me with my homework I know it was hard for my parents because they couldn't help me.

My personal objective for this class would be to learn different ways I can connect with the families and make them feel welcomed. I don't want anybody feeling left out like my parents did. I want to be able to find any type of resources that will help the families in a positive way as well.

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My early childhood years was a long time ago, but I do remember being frustrated because I felt like I was not learning anything or pertaining the information. I remember in 5th grade, I had to switch classes because the teacher was so mean to me and couldn't figure out how to get me to learn. It was not until middle school where teachers were actively trying to help me. My mom really pushed for testing and for extra help so I had to go through all of that and I would see my counselor once a week for a weekly report. I went through the same things in high school and finally got even more help and didn't completely fail all my classes. It was not until college that I finally figured out how I learn things and through the help of Moorpark College staff and the teachers I was able to do very well there and continue that here! I wish I had an easier time in elementary school because then I could have done better at it and felt good about it. My mom really pushed for all of the testing to be done so I am forever grateful for her for that. The reason I want to be a teacher is because I want to help the students who felt like I did. Who felt hopeless and like no one cares for them. A personal learning objective for me in this class would be learning ways to reach our to parents and students so I can connect with them and make it so they feel safe coming to me.

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In my early childhood education, I know I did not attend a preschool. I am not sure as to why but I am curious to know ask my mom. I grew up with a babysitter until I was old enough to be in kindergarten. I really enjoyed school. I remember I also enjoyed connecting with my teachers. I think this is because my parents would commute for work so I was left in the town we lived in until they returned. I think that might have to do with enjoying my teachers because I had someone to look up to when my parents were at work. My school experience has been great. I have came across some challenges with certain subjects but I continue to ask questions when needed. My learning objective for this class is to learn new ways to support not only the child but their families as well.

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In my early education, from what I can remember, I has a good experience with my teachers. I went to a private preschool and the only way my parents were able to afford it was applying for a scholarship. Our neighbor helped us because she worked there and I was accepted. My dad wasn't really involved in my early education with work so all the interactions were between my mom and my teachers. My mom had a pleasant time because one of my teachers spoke Spanish and she was able to communicate with her and she felt that I was in safe hands. When I went into elementary school I had an okay experience. I had trouble with my speaking skills which resulted in me going to speech therapy. I would get pulled out of class time and this would hold me back from learning at the same time as my classmates. My mom was very supportive and she spoke up for me. I was offered after school help and this helped me catch up to my classmates and not fall behind.
I would like to learn different ways to communicate with families to fit their needs. especially in day and time with full time working parents and everyone is busy going form one place to the next.

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Since my parents were still teenagers when I was born, they both had to work full time in order to support me and couldn't afford to enroll me in preschool. My primary caregiver would be my abuelita until I started Kindergarten. She taught me to speak Spanish, read the bible, and to love my family deeply. Since we'd always remain a low-income family and my parents had three children by the time they were 22, they continued to work full time and weren't as involved in my education as they would have liked to have been. Truthfully, they had neither a positive nor negative experience with my teachers because their relationship with my teachers were nonexistent. School was a whole separate entity from home my whole life although I did have supportive teachers. My kindergarten teacher was kind and took care of her students as if we were her own, my third grade teacher sparked my love for creative writing, and my high school Economics teacher is one of my closest friends to this day. I've always been independent when it came to navigating through education but I was fortunate enough to have many teachers that sat with me to answer my questions and point me in the right directions.
My personal learning objective for this class would be to learn ways that I can reach out to working parents and create connections with them. Looking back, I wish my parents had supported me more through school. I want to make parents aware of what they are missing out on and how important it is to their child that they be involved.

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I don't remember much about my early years, I have very few memories of my kindergarten days. I was born in Mexico, so I attended K-8 there, and high school here in the US. I think my school experience was positive, because I always enjoyed going to school, and I like learning new stuff. My mom has shared with me that I won many awards because I always had good grades. My experience here in high school was completely different though, I didn't speak English so it was hard to adjust to learning a new language. However, I had some really good teachers that truly cared about their students, and others that didn't really put alot of effort into teaching. My college experience has been really good, I have learned so much from every class, and every professor has been supportive and willing to help when I need support.
My learning objective for this class would be to learn new ideas or strategies, and add more information to my tool box. I want to learn how to best support the families in our community, and provide resources that will help them support their child's development.

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Although it was many years ago, I do remember having a tough time in my early years. My family and I moved to California from Mexico when I was 5 years old so it was a total culture shock when we arrived here. I did not know English so my first years were spent with a tutor to help me catch up. Although they were helpful, my parents could not help me with a lot since they also did not know English. This made things even harder as I grew up because it meant that I had to learn how to be a translator for my parents.
Although it was not the most positive, it really did make me realize how lucky I was to receive all the help I received as a child. There are many resources available for children to make sure they stay on track, it is just the parents job to make sure they receive the help that is offered.
Something I want to learn is how to make every child feel included and safe in my classroom. Every child comes from a different home and a different story. Some children may not feel safe in a different environment and I want to learn the best way to make my classroom feel inclusive.

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I did not attend a preschool program  but I remember having a lovely kindergarten teacher and having a good year. The next thing I remember is in 2nd grade having a really tough male teacher that would constantly speak very loudly and rudely to me, so much so that I didn't want to go to school. I remember crying to my parents and my parents going to talk to the school about what was happening and they brushed it off as me not wanting to go to school or listen. Luckily, that same year I took the GATE test and I was accepted into the GATE program which was held at a different school. I was so happy to be switching schools and so were my parents. I went on to have a fun and successful elementary education at a different school.

What I would like to learn is how to keep parents actively engaged in their child's education.

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Although I don't remember anything from that early on, I have heard that my parents had a great relationship with my preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade teachers. My mom would always volunteer to come help in class and it was a great experience! We actually have some great photos of my parents when they would come help out in the class! My parents have always said Second grade was when the teacher never communicated anything to my parents and no one was on the same page. I actually remember hating second grade because my teacher just made me feel uncomfortable. I think I really need to learn how to be creative when it comes to talking to families. I would love to find new ways to share resources or just ways of communicating to the families. Also, how to create a healthy relationship with families who refuse or can't make it to certain events or to help in the classroom.

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I remember my kindergarten teacher and my parents having a great relationship. My teacher was amazing and I remember learning a lot from her. I remember doing so many activities in her class that it never seemed boring to learn. My mother was very involved in my kindergarten class, she always volunteered for field trips and any events we had in the classroom. I would say I had a positive experience when it came to my teacher including my family in my education. My teacher was welcoming to my family and supported me through my transition of speaking English. I grew up bilingual but I was always shy to speak English in the classroom because of my accent. She helped me break out of my comfort zone with the help of my parents.

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I honestly don't recall much of my early education. I believe for me I didn't attend preschool. I didn't know about preschool until I started to work in one. I do remember a bit of elementary. My parents weren't involved that much. All my teacher were nice.

What I would like to learn is how I can create an environment where parents feel welcome. Especially parents like mine who weren't able to attend any school activities because they didn't know the language, or because of work. How can I create community in my classroom with parents who aren't able to come to school events, what other resources can be used?

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Although I don’t remember much about my experience in early education, the farthest  back I could remember was about 3 grade. My experience with my teachers including my family in my education was a positive experience. I remember first meeting my teacher at “open house.” Then the other times we all interacted was for back to school night and parent teacher conference. I remember one year my dad came to my classroom to do a presentation about aerospace. We played games, won prizes and played with an aircraft simulator.  I remember that being such a fun and memorable day with my dad and my classroom.

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My experience with my teachers including my family in my early education was allowing them to come in and volunteer in the classroom when I was in preschool. My mom volunteered in my classroom and helped lead centers. I don’t remember it very well but I think I liked having her in my classroom. She did the same thing when I was in kindergarten. I don’t remember my dad coming into my class when I was little but I think that’s because he was working at the time. I think he came to pick me up and drop me off, but he didn’t have time to stay and help out. I think it was positive for me to have my mom volunteer in my class and it probably made me feel more comfortable, especially in preschool.

I would like to learn how to create a resource binder where families can find events in the community and access for needs they may have including evaluating their child for a disability, access to resources in the community such as dental and vision clinics, or foodbanks etc.