During this course, I have learned that I do not want to do a research study because it’s too much stuff to learn and it’s all confusing to me. This class has taken me for a ride that I don’t ever want to take any more. I can say that I have learned a lot of new information from this class, but I don’t plan on doing an actual research study.
Planning, designing, and conducting research in early childhood, takes a lot of time and patience. For instance, you have to decide what you want to do a research study on and you have to make sure that it is not personal. You have to design the research in a way that it is beneficial to the early childhood field, and you have to come up with questions, questionnaires, interview time, and observation time. Also, you have to conduct research in a professional manner, so the work that will be shown to other people will be accurate and valid. There is not enough time in my day to do anything like that.
There were some challenges that I encountered while working on my research stimulation. For instance, learning the material, doing my assignments right, trying to understand what my teacher wanted me to accomplish out of my assignments, and understanding this class period. I am not majoring in research; I’m an elementary school teacher, so give me a class about children, not about how to do a research study. Truthfully, I don’t think I accomplish any of my challenges, and I am not proud of that at all.
As a result of this course, my perceptions as an early childhood professional have not been modified because I don’t think I have learned what I am suppose to learn from this class. Honestly, I am glad that this class is over, and I can move on to my next adventure.
Thank all of you for your wonderful postings on my blog and discussion. I enjoyed reading your blogs and discussion posting. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
