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Pre-K Levels the Playing Field

The value of early childhood education cannot be overstated鈥攊t鈥檚 the first step to a long life of learning. The students come in with different levels of experience, but once they鈥檙e in the classroom, everyone is starting their education the same way. At the beginning of the year, school is totally foreign to them. Activities last three minutes and then we鈥檙e on to something else. By the end of the year students are confident and eager to share. I love seeing everyone鈥檚 hand up.

It鈥檚 An Exciting Time to Teach Pre-K

I鈥檝e been an early childhood educator teaching pre-K and kindergarten in New York City 海角乱伦 for nearly two decades, and when the chance to teach full day pre-K opened up in my school in 2009, I jumped. It鈥檚 an exciting time. The Chancellor has a wonderful vision for the children. You have meaningful professional development with other pre-K teachers. And you have the city behind you saying, 鈥淲e need you to do your best and we鈥檙e going to help you and give the children the resources they need.鈥�

NYC is a City of Possible Field Trips

Whatever you鈥檙e teaching, you can go somewhere and bring the experience to life. When we were learning about insects, we went to the butterfly pavilion at the Bronx Zoo. It was wonderful! How often do you get to walk through an enclosure and see butterflies all around you? When we were learning about pets, we went to Petco. Do you know how many students have never been to a pet store? They got to touch a turtle, see huge aquariums of fish, and meet a chinchilla and a bearded dragon. You just have to know what鈥檚 around the corner and make it happen.