By Ronilyn Rasmussen
This year as a junior I decided I had enough of band and needed a change. I really wanted to take the Child Development class at Hennepin County Vo-Tech school. The class was filled up, but after a lot of calling around by my mom and Randy, I got a chance to be in the class.
The class was a lot different than I expected. I thought it would be a lot harder than it is. I thought I wouldn’t know anyone at all. I found out that quite a few Mini-School students are enrolled in this class. Some are: Stephanie Tucker, Matt Richard, Stacy Vetvick, and Mandee Thomas. We work out of a packet most of the time, but on Fridays we have workshops like story telling, collages, etc. When I first started we were evaluating children’s books and poems. We have the opportunity to plan an activity for the children like an art activity and a literature activity. I had an opportunity to go on a fall walk with one child and we collected such things as acorns, twigs, rocks, etc. From this activity we taught them about the environment. Some of the other activities we do are flannel board stories and working with the children. The teacher is really fun to have.
I think that this will be a great opportunity for me. This is the field I want to pursue in the future. My experience at Vo-Tech will give me lots of information about the child care field. Also it will help me with my work at Children’s World, the child care facility where I’ve been employed since last year.