Three Things I Learned About Kids

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One thing I learned about kids is that kids need to be cared for, loved, and taught many things in life which are the three things I highly value. One of the many reasons that led me to follow the dream of being in the early childhood education field is the kids that are around me in my everyday life. My nieces and nephews inspired me to help other kids and gave me the reason and thought to become a pre-school teacher and help a lot of kids all in once. I want to be able to give them a better mentality on certain things in life and I also want to be able to care for them like if they were my own. Caring and loving is one of the most important things when it comes to a child. And the way I love and care for my nieces and nephews has pushed

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