Thursday, July 15, 2010

A sign?

I've been thinking for awhile now that I would like to work as an Integration/Teacher Aide in a school. I have a real passion for inclusion and have always really enjoyed working with children who have additional needs. A few months ago I did a course (Supporting Children with Additional Needs in Early Childhood Programs) at a university here in Melbourne. I learned a lot in just those 3 days and was full of inspiration. Unfortunately, my energy levels at the time and the entire room of kids I was responsible for made it difficult to make all the things I learned possible for just one or two children. This is one reason why I think I would really enjoy being an aide, where I have more time to help just one child who needs it and put my energy into doing that really well.
Anyway, so when the university sent me my certificate for course completion, they also sent me a pamphlet with other available courses, one of which is an 8 day course to gain a 'Certificate of Education - Integration Aide/Teacher Aide'. I think it would compliment my degree well and honestly, when I did that 3 day course awhile back, I really enjoyed being back in school and learning again. It mixed things up a bit and I liked that. I tucked the info away at the time because I felt way too crappy to even look at it. Today, I thought about it, decided to dig it out and started to do some research...
That's when I noticed the picture in the pamphlet. I thought to myself that it looked like the class I had done and then, I realized it was! I'm in the university pamphlet! It's funny because I was only there for 3 days, yet I look like a settled in full time student, a cranky one at that! Seriously, do I always look that serious? I'm the 3rd person in on the left, by the way. Anyway, I'm all about signs and can't help but think, perhaps it's a sign that I should take the course? After all, I am already in the uni pamphlet, I might as well, don't ya think?;)

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