I remember my teacher coming to pick me and three other children up and taking us to her house where she ran a classroom. I remember playing with puppets and learning to tie my shoe for the first time. I also remember singing songs, and just being able to be around other children my own age.
My mother comes from a foreign country and did not work. My father worked nights at the county jail. I have and older brother (eight years difference) and a younger brother (two years difference). We lived in an apartment above a tractor store.
My parents were able to come up with a plan and help my mother find a job. Within two years, my parents could not qualify for Head Start services for my younger brother.
I do believe that Head Start helped me learn to love and prepared me for school. I always state that I became a teacher because of the teacher I had in Head Start. I love young children and love being able to help families put their children on the right track for their education. I am currently the Education Coordinator for the Head Start I attended as a child, and am currently working towards my masters degree in Early Childhood Education.
The photo shows my daughter and me at a Cincinnati Reds game.
