Custodial care-giver vs Educator
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Anonymous
Hmm. I think it would need to be someone who genuinely loves to teach, someone who knows how to stoke curiosity, and how to package information from many different areas in exciting and intriguing ways that work for children of varying ages. |
Anonymous
Where's that job description for Mary Poppins written by Jane and Michael Banks? Would that fit the bill for American parents? Perhaps some of them. |
Anonymous
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The Perfect Nanny:
Jane Banks: [Spoken] Wanted a nanny for two adorable children [Sung] If you want this choice position Have a cheery disposition Rosy cheeks, no warts! Play games, all sorts You must be kind, you must be witty Very sweet and fairly pretty Take us on outings, give us treats Sing songs, bring sweets Never be cross or cruel Never give us castor oil or gruel Love us as a son and daughter And never smell of barley water If you won't scold and dominate us We will never give you cause to hate us We won't hide your spectacles So you can't see Put toads in your bed Or pepper in your tea Hurry, Nanny! Many thanks Sincerely, Jane and Michael Banks: Jane and Michael Banks. The Life I Lead: Mr.Banks: I feel a surge of deep satisfaction Much as a king astride his noble steed When I return from daily strife to hearth and wife How pleasant is the life I lead! Mrs. Banks: [Spoken] Dear, it's about the children... Mr. Banks: Yes, yes, yes! [Sung] I run my home precisely on schedule At 6:01, I march through my door My slippers, sherry, and pipe are due at 6:02 Consistent is the life I lead! It's grand to be an Englishman in 1910 King Edward's on the throne; It's the age of men I'm the lord of my castle The sov'reign, the liege! I treat my subjects: servants, children, wife With a firm but gentle hand Noblesse oblige! It's 6:03 and the heirs to my dominion Are scrubbed and tubbed and adequately fed And so I'll pat them on the head And send them off to bed Ah! Lordly is the life I lead! A British nanny must be a gen'ral! The future empire lies within her hands And so the person that we need to mold the breed Is a nanny who can give commands! A British bank is run with precision A British home requires nothing less! Tradition, discipline, and rules must be the tools Without them - disorder! Catastrophe! Anarchy! - In short, we have a ghastly mess! Mary Poppins is a fictitious live-in nanny working 24/6; most families don't want or need that level of care. Jane and Michael's advertisement is childish, full of examples of what a child wants (no discipline, lots of sugar, etc.). Mr. Banks advertisement is exactly what most nannies were to their young charges during the Victorian and Edwardian era; however, traditionally a nanny's care ended around 5 or 6, boys would have a tutor or go off to boarding school, and girls would have a governess. Honestly, given the uproar that parents throw when a nanny who works 60+ hours a week (not going into 24 hour nannies, as that's beyond most parents' understanding) posts that they do *everything* for their charges, Mary Poppins is *not* the nanny that most parents would want. Of course, she is strictly a nanny, not a housekeeper with a little babysitting thrown in, like Alice... |
Anonymous
This thread is 2013, but still relevant today. |
Anonymous
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In the last five years, I am seeing more and more college educated nannies with teaching experience.
It makes sense. The first three years are so important. |
Anonymous
This exactly. The first three years are the most important years, and therefore called "the foundational years". A full time caregiver will teach your little child that the world is basically a good, safe place to learn about. Or not. Choose wisely. |