Life's a Happy Song

Thank you to everyone who supported me throughout this course. 

I would like to leave you with a few words from The Muppets

Everything is great
Everything is grand
I got the whole wide world in the palm of my hand 
Everything is perfect
It’s falling into place
I can’t seem to wipe this smile off my face
 
Life’s a happy song, when there’s someone by my side to sing along
 
When you’re alone, life can be a little low
It makes you feel like you’re 3 foot tall
When it’s just you – well, times can be tough
When there’s no one there to catch your fall
 
Everything is great
Everything is grand
I got the whole wide world in the palm of my hand
 
Everything is perfect
It’s falling into place
I can’t seem to wipe this smile off my face
 
Life smells like a rose
With someone to paint
And someone to pose
 
Life’s like a piece of cake
With someone to pedal
And someone to break
 
Life is full of glee
With someone to saw
And someone to see
 
Life’s a happy song, when there’s someone by my side to sing along
 
I’ve got everything that I need – right in front of me
Nothing’s stopping me
Nothing that I can’t be
With you right here next to me
 
Life’s a piece of cake
With someone to give
And someone to take
 
Life’s a piece of pie
With someone to wash
And someone to dry
 
Life’s an easy road
With someone beside you to share the load
 
Life is full of highs
With someone to stir
And someone to fry
 
Life’s a leg of lamb
With someone there to lend a hand
 
Life’s a bunch of flowers
With someone to while away the hours
 
Life’s a filet of fish, eh!
….yes, it is
 
Life’s a happy song, when there’s someone by your side to sing along
 
I’ve got everything that I need – right in front of me
Nothing’s stopping me
Nothing that I can’t be
With you right here next to me
 
I’ve got everything that I need
…right in front of me

Ethics in Early Childhood Education

After reading so much information provided in the NAEYC and DEC code of ethics, I can only laugh.  Ethics play such a great part in our roles as teachers.  I laugh because there was a question about ethics in childcare in my interview for my current position and I was left utterly speechless.  I was fresh out of college when I interviewed and ethics and education was something that was not part of my education for some reason.  I ended up never answering the question in my interview, but somehow ended up with the job anyway.  To me, after working with young children for a while, ethics are something that comes very naturally to me.  All children have rights.  All families have rights.  We, as childcare professionals, have the obligation to uphold these ethics and provide the best and safest learning environment possible.  


These are some ideals concerning ethics that have particular meaning to me:


~Appreciate childhood as a unique and valuable stage of the human life cycle


~Recognize that children are best understood and supported in the context of family, culture, community, and society.


~Respect the dignity, worth, and uniqueness of each individual (child, family member, and colleagues)


~Recognize that children and adults achieve their full potential in the context of relationships that are based on trust and respect