LittleDudesMom
Well-Known Member
For those of you who remember, easy child began her college "career" getting accepting into a prestigious art foundation program at a university with the intent of majoring in photography. About 1/2 way through the first year she began to feel she made a mistake. Since it was a fine arts degree and an art foundation program, it required an intensive first year of sculpture, drawing, painting, etc....
I told her to stick with it the first year since she had made the commitment to the program and we would talk again before the end of the year. By the end of the first year she firmly believed that she could still be passionate about her photography majoring in it. She believed that there were some who were art students and some who were artists - some were both, but most one or the other. She was not cut out to be an art student.
So, my advice to her was to keep education as a priority and begin to just chip away at the core stuff - unfortunately, with the art foundation program, the first year was all studio so there were no real transfer credits.
She has been plugging away for another year, exploring her options. Most of you know she works at the gym teaching swim lessons to children, lifeguarding, teaching water fitness and working in the daycare.. She also nannies for a family the days during the week when she is not in class.
She came to me two weeks ago and said she had made a decision. She knew what she wanted to do and had already met with her advisor at school and got the "down-low". She wants to be a Special Education teacher k-5!
I am so thrilled! From a very early age it was apparent she was good with kids. One mother of an autistic son at the gym told easy child's boss she should get the employee of the year award for that dept because she was the only worker that "got" her son. She truly has a gift and I am thrilled she is going to use it. I always knew she should do something with kids, but I'm very careful not to steer.
This morning HBO was still on (from difficult child and I watching True Blood last night) when I turned the TV on and there was a great program called "I Can't Do This/I Can Do That" about children with learning disorders. I was going to let easy child know about it so she can see what a huge impact the proper education can make.
Anyway, just wanted to share the good news knowing you would all would appreciate her choice!
Sharon
I told her to stick with it the first year since she had made the commitment to the program and we would talk again before the end of the year. By the end of the first year she firmly believed that she could still be passionate about her photography majoring in it. She believed that there were some who were art students and some who were artists - some were both, but most one or the other. She was not cut out to be an art student.
So, my advice to her was to keep education as a priority and begin to just chip away at the core stuff - unfortunately, with the art foundation program, the first year was all studio so there were no real transfer credits.
She has been plugging away for another year, exploring her options. Most of you know she works at the gym teaching swim lessons to children, lifeguarding, teaching water fitness and working in the daycare.. She also nannies for a family the days during the week when she is not in class.
She came to me two weeks ago and said she had made a decision. She knew what she wanted to do and had already met with her advisor at school and got the "down-low". She wants to be a Special Education teacher k-5!
I am so thrilled! From a very early age it was apparent she was good with kids. One mother of an autistic son at the gym told easy child's boss she should get the employee of the year award for that dept because she was the only worker that "got" her son. She truly has a gift and I am thrilled she is going to use it. I always knew she should do something with kids, but I'm very careful not to steer.
This morning HBO was still on (from difficult child and I watching True Blood last night) when I turned the TV on and there was a great program called "I Can't Do This/I Can Do That" about children with learning disorders. I was going to let easy child know about it so she can see what a huge impact the proper education can make.
Anyway, just wanted to share the good news knowing you would all would appreciate her choice!
Sharon
Just had a vision of her working a special needs classroom during a art period and using both of her gifts to help her students express themselves through art. 
