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When choosing my placement, I am going to be looking for a place that follows a certain teaching method that is most in line with my beliefs and values. They include allowing children to have a certain amount of independence, involving the parents/ guardians as much as possible, and working as a strong team with my colleagues.
I personally think that children should have the right to a certain amount of freedom and independence during their education in an early years setting as it improves their creativity and allows them to independently learn. According to Aistear play and hands-on experiences ‘help them to manage their feelings, develop as thinkers and language users, develop socially, be creative and imaginative, and lay the foundations for becoming effective communicators and learners’ (Aistear, 2009). The reason I believe that it is so important is because allowing children to explore objects and figure out their purpose improves their gross motor skills. An area of the Montessori theory that I strongly value is that most Montessori classrooms have a designated area for practical life such as a toy kitchen and a dress-up area. Having a toy kitchen often allows children to re-enact what they see at home and improves skills such as putting a lid on and off of a saucepan, this teaches them that certain shapes and sizes belong together, e.g. only one lid will fit each saucepan and it is up to them to figure out which one is it. A dress-up area in a Montessori not only allows children to use their imagination as they take on the role of a particular character, but it also allows them to discover the use of buttons and zips that may appear on the costumes available.
Working closely with families is not only a legal requirement (according to article 42.1 of the Irish Constitution) in Ireland it is also extremely important to involve them as much as possible as it creates a close bond between you as a practitioner and the child’s family. This works out extremely well as it not only prevents confrontation, but if any problems were to occur they would be resolved quicker and much easier. Parents will also feel safer leaving their children in an environment where they not only trust the practitioners but also have a close connection with them. It can be difficult sometimes to involve families because of certain barriers e.g. language barriers, parents may not have enough time, etc However as a practitioner it is extremely important to reach out as much as possible. There are numerous ways of allowing families to be involved such as Grandparents Day, Sibling Day, and Parents Day. This would extremely benefit the child as they would feel a sense of belonging as they watch their school life and their family life come together.
Another thing I value very strongly is teamwork. I enjoy working as a team as it tends to get tasks done faster, it also allows people to feed off each other’s ideas and make an overall successful idea. Working as a team in an early years setting is very important as it allows everyone to be aware of the various activities that are going on. It also gives room for both positive and negative feedback from your colleagues, which can help you to grow as not only a team but as an individual. Also if children see teamwork being demonstrated well they will then reflect this type of behaviour.
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