Narrative Essay On Educational Aid

Educational Aid After being out of work for ten months and moving to a new country, I made the decision to dive headfirst into a whole new career field; becoming an Educational Aid at the Child Development Center. During my first week, I went through an array was of mixed emotions and enjoyable experiences. Upon walking into the Child Development Center for my first day of work, I began to feel overwhelmed. The trainer Angela started in right away giving me paperwork, online training, and the task of visiting all five classrooms to introduce myself to the rest of the staff before the end of the day. I was so worn out by all of these tasks that once 5 pm rolled around my head was reeling with all the new information I had ascertained.

I began my days in the infants’ class, where I got to play with the babies but most importantly I observed their daily schedule, learning everything from when to feed them, to how many times to check their diapers, to when they are supposed to take a nap. The classroom had a schedule board with each child’s name explaining what they need to have whether that be a diaper change or when their next feeding is due. There are two different infant rooms, and after being in the first infant classroom for a couple of hours, I moved into the next baby room. The classrooms pretty much have the same setup except for the fact that the teachers in the second room had their babies on a different schedule than the first. Also, in this room, they seemed to play more before going down for a nap. By lunch time, I moved into the classroom where I would eventually be assigned permanently, the Preschool room. In the room, I got the exciting experience of serving and eating lunch with 20 children. The classroom referred to this time as “Family style dining.” During this time, the teachers sit down with the children and teach them how to serve themselves and pass the food items to the child they are sitting next too. Then after the children have served themselves, the teachers then help themselves and continue to eat with the children. Family style dining with the