i am very new to this forum and also to this industry - i am almost half way through my cert III in early childhood ed and care and i am 19!
i started my first placement block and this week is my last! i have around 40 hours so far. and i've basically been an absolute nervous wreck the whole time. I have fun with the children and the teachers in my room are pretty nice ( Though at first i felt very unsettled and thought that a lot of people didnt like me lol, but its gotten a little better!) But the school assessment aspect has me stressed beyond belief!
i could be over reacting but a supervisor from my school is coming to observe me tomorrow and i am freaking out!!! i feel like they are going to be expecting so much from me, but that could just be the anxiety or stress talking. i keep reminding myself that they can't expect me to be perfect since this literally is my very first working experience in a childcare, and i am not even halfway through my course, so im still learning - but still i am an absolute anxious wreck and its been all i have been thinking about!
my school doesn't communicate with my centre or give them a list of tasks to give me to do (or me for that matter)- so im worried my school will expect me to do things that i didn't even learn how to do at this centre! basically what ive done at the centre is things like supervise children, helping sleeptime, serving food, doing activities and cleaning. i didnt learn about the things im apparently supposed to know in the observation like Anaphylaxis and asthma management plans, Incident, injury, trauma and illness record forms or Sleep checklists. like i literally just found out i have to show knowledge in this! and that i apparently have to tell my supervisor the centres emergency evacuation plan?? i had no idea! i mean i know generally where we evacuate to, but thats all i was told. i never asked as i'm just not good at being independent and asking questions, this is the first big study/job thing im doing by myself since graduating highschool and i feel so irresponsible, its too late to ask stuff like this so im probably just going to have to suck it up and be honest and say i dont know! Worst that can happen is i guess they will fail me
and if they fail me for this small thing then oh well lol.i guess i just wanted to vent! i've been overthinking this whole placement and i just feel like im so clueless. i lack a lot of confidence and in if what i am doing is right or wrong. i do what i know and believe is right but i just think ill be judged by others differently! and yeah i just hate the idea that im going to have to prove my skills and knowledge, or lack there of, to someone tomorrow
. Does anyone have experience with being observed during placement? am i being way too silly and anxious??thank you if you read all this! i feel a little better after venting!
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