On the road with JamesBlakeandGrace.
As my colleagues and I head to the 43 annual National Head Start conference I think about the lengthy journey that led me here.
For years, I stalled… trying to decide what I wanted to be when I grew up was just not on my agenda. I still laugh and jokingly say the adult choice was a lawyer & goof off choice B. was a DJ. Neither happened. A professor was another option stuck deep in the recesses of my brain. Looking back, I am thankful that I was encouraged to observe early childhood special education and the field of early intervention in action. You should be thankful also, Lord only knows what my version of a dj smash up might have included…
When I was introduced to early intervention at my son’s preschool in 2009, I was sold. The director of the facility encouraged me to shadow and find out more about the field that would become my passion platform. Beyond the formality of the laws and mandates, I realized the true impact of early intervention and early childhood education. Realizing I wanted to serve, advocate, & teach others how to learn was a step towards my MS and therapy certification.
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