Practical Support
When it comes to practical support the only
thing I use on a daily bases is a planner. I use a planner on my phone and an
actual hard cover planner. In that planner I have all of my event that I may
have scheduled for the day such as meetings or things that I need to get done.
On my phone I have reminders to take my medicine or to return someones phone
calls.
Physical Support
As far as my practical support I would have to
say it would be my coworkers in the classroom with me at work. They help me get
through the average workday at work. From watching the children, changing
papers, assisting me in group time, helping with bulletin boards and so
on.
Each of these supports allow me to make it
through a typical day. They allow me to remember things and just make it
through life. If I did not have these supports life would be very difficult.
Not having support from significant others or family would make things very
challenging. If I did not have these items it would be very difficult to
function in life. Everyone needs some on to talk to about all situations in
life. Without those type of resources it would be difficult to maintain
confidence in your self.
Specific Challenge
The challenge that I chose to share was having
to do home visits with students and parents. This challenge is actually about
to become a reality in a few weeks. I just got a new job teaching Pre-K in the
public school system and one thing that is required for me to do is home visits. With this challenge I would need the emotional
support from my mother and boyfriend, the physical support of my assistant and
practical support I would need a schedule and list of address to tell me where
and when to go too certain locations. I would need all the supports from my
daily environment. Being able to have that emotional and social support will
help me to go into these seditious with an open mind and they will allow me to
go in confidently. If I did not have any of these supports it would be
very difficult to make it through the day. If I did not have my assistant there
to help me with just advice on how to approach different situation I probably
would go in extremely nervous. Not having the support of My mother and
boyfriend would make it seem like I was in the situation all alone and it would
be difficult to press forward. If I did not have the use of my planner I would
not make it to any of my scheduled appointments and I probably would be without
a job. Having these supports will allow me to go about different situation with
a positive attitude and confidence in myself.
1 comment:
Chawanda, home visits are no big deal!! I mean I have gone through some rough neighborhoods which can be intimidating, but ALWAYS take someone with you on a homevisit - a coworker etc... This is for both you and the family you are visiting so it doesn't have to be awkward and gives them a chance to meet the other teachers of the classroom. Homevisits do require planning, so call and set up appointments and you will be fine. Some people won't be home or won't answer the door and try to get them another time. I always tried to plot my visits on a map before scheduling so that I could get all of the ones in a neighborhood at the same time. Then I let the families know I will be there between 9-11 so that they know when to expect me. You can do actual time appointments too. You will be great! Good luck and keep us posted ;)
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