Chance Makes a Decision

Early Childhood Education

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Episode #19

From: Kerry
Made a decision yet?
To: Chance sent - Gmail 5:48 AM

Hi Chance—

As always, it was refreshing to spend time with you. I always love hearing about your kids and all of the great things that are happening in your classroom.

What have you done about Rich’s job offer?

Kerry

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From: Chance
re: Made a decision yet?
To: Kerry sent - Gmail at 8:15 PM

Hi Kerry—

After talking to you (thanks!) and spending more time considering what Rich had in mind for me, it was easy to turn him down. I can see why he thought I was the right person for the job. The trouble with his thinking is that he doesn’t know anything about education and all of the different developmentally appropriate learning environments for various age groups.

It made sense to Rich that because I am a teacher, I would know how to manage the on-site day care at his company.

Early childhood education is a highly specialized field of education and needs someone who knows about best practices for young children. Why do people continue to think that working with very young children requires no special training or education?

It is fabulous that Rich was willing to pay me enough so that I could buy a trendy new car, but I am happy that I told him it was a job for someone with professional skills that I don’t have.

The beat goes on with Stan and Ernie’s mom and her band of angry parents.

I have got to dash….I still have quite a bit of lesson planning ahead of me tonight…

Chance