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I was thinking of taking my 3 year old to a 5 day preschool class (8 - 12), and found out the teacher is 71. Is this too old for a teacher to watch 5 day 3 year olds? She only has a limit of 13 students for her class.
I was thinking of taking my 3 year old to a 5 day preschool class (8 - 12), and found out the teacher is 71. Is this too old for a teacher to watch 5 day 3 year olds? She only has a limit of 13 students for her class.
If she was too old to handle it she wouldn't be there. You would be amazed how spry some people remain in their 70's and even 80's.
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Hi everyone I'm new to the forum and looking for advice/opinions. I am currently a SAHM and am thinking of (maybe) training to be a preschool teacher/aide. However, I am 40 and am wondering if I am too old? Also, if there are any here, I'd like to hear from people who work in preschool who are introverted. How do you handle it? Is it a good/bad fit for you?
Most of the preschool teachers at my son's preschool were grandmas. Many of them started out there after retiring. I actually never saw anyone under 40. I think part of this may be that preschool doesn't pay much, so if you have to pay your own bills and build a career, it's maybe not the best choice.
I was thinking of taking my 3 year old to a 5 day preschool class (8 - 12), and found out the teacher is 71. Is this too old for a teacher to watch 5 day 3 year olds? She only has a limit of 13 students for her class.
My son was in preschool for three years and for two of them his teachers were that old. They were awesome. I wouldn't worry about her age.
If she can handle it physically, I wouldn't worry.
When I worked in early childhood on a Navy base, many, many classroom leads were older ladies, Navy wives of retirees. They'd worked on bases all their spouses' careers, because it was a portable job, and, once settled, kept doing it. They were really great, had been in the field forever, were naturals at their job, and were calm and unflappable. Their classrooms were always the most calm.
When I worked ECE, I spent a lot of time crouching, bending at the waist, etc., to be on children's level, and that can wear on even young people's knees and lower backs over time. If somebody is older and able to physically hack the knee and back strain of working with very small people, more power to them.
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I'm new to the forum and looking for advice/opinions. I am currently a SAHM and am thinking of (maybe) training to be a preschool teacher/aide. However, I am 40 and am wondering if I am too old? Also, if there are any here, I'd like to hear from people who work in preschool who are introverted. How do you handle it? Is it a good/bad fit for you?
