Personally I have never experienced any of my teachers showing genuine interest in my well-being or supporting me to empower my status in society. Looking back, I believe I would have appreciated hugely from teachers if they had actively supported and encouraged me. If I recieved that kind of guidance and empowerment during my time at my Early Childhood Centre, it could have brightly influenced my growth and confidence as a child.

1. Familiarity of the metaphorical ideas of children- From the examples of “ Child as a blank slate, child as sponge, child as plant that needs the right ingredients to grow, and Child as a lump of clay that needs to be molded and shaped.” From these four metaphorical statements I chose two of the metaphors that related to my experince at Early Childhood Centre. The first demonstrations of the metaphors of the examples showed me how many individuals see children more subjectively than objectively “ Child as a blank slate”. This statement contradicts to my experience as a child because I never had to learn how to walk down the stairs, I was capable to walk down the stairs without teachers help in my Early Childhood Centre. The second demonstration of the metaphor conveys how “ Child as a sponge”. Meanwhile, for me I am against this belief as the quote is talking about all children absorbs information instantly. In my experience this was never the case as it took me a longer time to absorb information like learning how to read the clock or learning simple math or alphabets.