Another benefit of nannying!
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Anonymous
I'm a college student who works full time as a nanny during the summer. Another benefit of being a nanny? I know what it is like to work full time hours, unlike many of my fellow students who might work typical summer jobs like at a grocery or something like that. This is basically an internship for me as I am going to become a teacher! 
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Anonymous
| Sounds good to me. I wish you the best of luck. |
Anonymous
| What a great way to gain experience! Enjoy your summer! |
Anonymous
| Nannying has not one thing in common with teaching. Please don't think this is giving you ANY useable experience. |
Anonymous
I disagree. I taught middle school for over five years before I "returned" to nannying and there is a lot of carry-over, particularly in terms of energy (you have to be the constant source of it to prevent disruptions in class or tantrums in toddlers) and positive framing. My teaching experience absolutely makes me a better nanny and if OP is working with school aged children, this experience should give her a good launching pad into teaching. |
Anonymous
I could not possibly disagree more! I was a teacher prior to becoming a nanny and a nanny while I was in college studying to be a teacher - both helped me and my charges ENORMOUSLY when I became a full time nanny. And being a part-time nanny helped me enormously when I was studying and working as an elementary school teacher. PS Plus I can charge a boatload more as a nanny with teaching experience!!! |
Anonymous
OP here. I have listed nanny/personal tutor on my resume and all professors that have looked at it have been very impressed. |
Anonymous
Oh honey, you have so much to learn about life. |
Anonymous
Stop your bitter nonsense. OP is doing great and will make a wonderful teacher. The biggest mistake people make in becoming teachers is in having little prior experience with children. |
Anonymous
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Some things I learned as a teacher that help immensely as a nanny:
Only give three-step instructions at a time (e.g. "Please write your name on your test, put it inside your folder, and hold your folder up so I know you're finished." or "Please pick up your spoon and plate, put them in the sink, and wash your hands.") Say what you want done rather than what you don't want done (NO: "Please stop tapping your foot." or "Please don't hammer on the coffee table." YES: "Please keep your feet flat on the floor and silent." or "We can hammer on the couch or the floor, but we don't hammer here.") You must be able to build rapport with a child before you can expect them to follow your instructions, so try to make the early days as fun and free from drama as possible so by the time you're entered into a regular routine and require consistent obedience the children are invested in pleasing you and seeing what you'll come up with next. There are lots more but I need to finish my coffee and get to work now  But OP, please ignore the bitter poster; you're on the right path!
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Anonymous
| Teaching experience can help you be a better nanny. Nanny experience does not help you become a better teacher, unless you count learning how to get up and get to work on time everyday as a learned skill. |
Anonymous
Actually being a nanny first helped me a great deal once I became a teacher. I knew how to relate and be with children all day and absolutely learned how to be a more effective teacher. My discipline and boundaries were intact and set by the time I had my first classroom therefore I had none of the problems that other first year teachers had. Plus I wasn't the least bit surprised as to how tiring teaching and caring for children is - so many of my friends with limited exposure to children prior to becoming teachers had no idea that they actually didn't enjoy teaching young children!! Were you a nanny before you became a teacher, PP? I am stunned that you think it didn't help you. |
Anonymous
| Good for you OP! You are gaining valuable knowledge and experience being a nanny while studying to be a teacher. Like the others you have heard from (except "bitter poster" whom we generally ignore) I was a nanny and became a teacher - and am currently a teacher and "MB". Being a nanny first made me a better teacher and certainly a much better MB!!! |
Anonymous
Thank you!!! |
Anonymous
Really? So something like this: • Promote physical, mental, and social development by implementing indoor and outdoor games and academic activities during the day • Discuss children's academic and social progress with parents regularly • Encourage interactive learning by incorporating educational software and the Internet, art activities, cooking activities, reading and field trips • Create and teach engaging academic lessons and activities, adapting them to each child for their age and needs • Select age-appropriate stories to read aloud during daily story time. Encourage children to read independently daily Doesn't sound good to you as experience? |