Field Assignment 0205 Interviewing Early Childhood Professionals about the

Mission of Early Childhood Eduation

Create a list of four or five interview questions from the information in this chapter about the mission of the
early childhood profession. Be sure to include some content in your questions that relates to service
orientation and advocacy. List the interview questions that you have developed here.
1. !hat is your "rimary mission in early hildhood?
#$ %hool %oial !or&er
2$ 'o "romote self(effiay
)$ %trive to "rovide a om"rehensive and develo"mental ounseling "rogram that addresses the
Aademi* "ersonal(soial and areer develo"ment of every student$
2. +ame one or two ways that you have or an advoate for young hildren?
#$ ,el" su""ort "arents with family resoures and referral in ommunity
and at shool$
2$ -e"resenting the needs for my student in staff meetings$
)$ I sit in on IEP meetings* and have a o"en door "oliy for any family that may have onerns$
3. !hat servies does your "rogram offer to "rom"t health.
1. Small roup meetins to support healthy hyiene.
2. !e follow "C#S curriculum and have presentations from dentist and doctors.
3. $ood %abits& hyiene& study s'ills and communication
(. ,ow do you determine the ontent in teahing a urriulum?
1. )ot at all& e*cept for the sittin as a member of an "C#S wor'er that deals with bullyin +ntervention and
#revention.
2. + follow "C#S,State curriculum and embellish with my own lessons.
3. Certain topics must be covered each year S-.-& Bullin& Career +ntro/ the rest is planned accordin to
needs and assessments.
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+nterview at least the early childhood professionals who have different roles /for e*ample& toddler teacher& first
rade teacher& center director1. Summari2e their responses and then compare and contrast the responses.
3arly childhood professional4 5evra $ordon -ole4 Social !or'er
Summary of responses4
6rs. $ordon is a Social !or'er within the "C#S. She travels from school to school each day. She provides
services that support the students as well as the family. She does not have a curriculum to follow7 she wor's
closely with the "C#S staff.
3arly childhood professional4 Stephanie 6ari' -ole4 8inder 9eacher
Summary of responses4
6rs. 6ari' is a 'inderarten teacher. +n her interview she stronly follows the "C#S,State curriculum with some
embellishes to meet the needs and interest of children in the classroom.
3arly childhood professional4 :ennifer Savory -ole4 $uidance
Summary of professional4
6rs. Savory wor's in uidance. She has one base school that she serves. )ot only does 6rs. Savory ma'e the
connection between the community& student and families she also has a position that at times she has to sit in on
local screenins4
Compare and contrast responses4
After taking the interviews, Ive found a great amount of connection within the
mission of Early Childhood Education. Partnership with other educators,
parents/guidance, and the community, the programs will prepare students
academically and socially to contriute at the highest level as productive memers
of society.