{"id":46618,"date":"2017-09-08T13:35:56","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T19:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=46618"},"modified":"2025-05-07T12:27:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:27:36","slug":"shs-teens-learn-life-skills-from-kindergartners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=46618","title":{"rendered":"SHS teens learn life skills from kindergartners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Searcy (LP) \u00a0This year, along with surrounding schools such as Pangburn and Rosebud, Searcy High School has the privilege to participate in the Child Care program. \u00a0Searcy students, instructed by Mrs. Tommi Johnston, are given the opportunity to travel to McRae Elementary where they serve as aids to the kindergarten teachers. \u00a0Mrs. Johnston justifies that the program is very profitable to the teens partaking in the class. \u00a0\u201cThe program gives SHS students the chance to see if they will be interested in child care as a future career, and it gives them the opportunity to internship without paying.\u201d \u00a0Each teacher usually accepts two to three teens in their room where they are then able to teach while SHS helps in the minor areas such as cutting out papers. \u00a0The teens are also given the chance to interact and connect with the children, allowing them an advantage as possible future parents. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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SHS Senior Tiffany Baker helping some students clip up for being good.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SHS senior, Tiffany Baker, is one of the many engaging in the class. \u00a0\u201cI wanted to take the course, because I love kids and want to know more about them. \u00a0It\u2019s a cool experience to get to actually work with them.\u201d \u00a0There are about sixteen students in Mrs. Johnston\u2019s Child Care course, the biggest participating group in her fifteen years of teaching the program. \u00a0She believes that having teenagers help with the elementary classes is not only good for them but very helpful to the children\u2019s teachers. \u00a0\u201cThe program gives the teachers the chance to have more one on one interaction with some of the kids that may need more help in specific areas.\u201d \u00a0Although not original to Searcy High School, the guidance counselor, Mrs. Julia Roddy, confirmed that the school began conducting the program in the mid-90s. \u00a0The course focuses on the estimated national need of future child caregivers and educators. \u00a0Each student is taught the basics of the necessities a child will require during the early stages of development, as well as the desired traits of anyone looking to work with children. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mrs. Caitlin Laire teaching her students how to properly handle a laptop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mrs. Caitlin Laire, a kindergarten teacher at McRae, knew she wanted to be a teacher from a young age and was involved in the Child Care program in high school to prepare her for college. \u00a0\u201cI think the program is very beneficial. \u00a0As a new teacher, I encounter situations everyday that are not ‘taught from the book.’ \u00a0These classes gave me the opportunity to gain experience in a hands on way through observations and volunteer work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Student Amarianna in Mrs. Laire’s classroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u00a0The Child care program continues to benefit teenagers, young children, and teachers all over the U.S. \u00a0Future parents and educators are able to gain more than just the basic knowledge of a child\u2019s needs; they are rewarded with little smiles and the amazing feeling of seeing a small face light up in the moment of understanding. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Searcy (LP) \u00a0This year, along with surrounding schools such as Pangburn and Rosebud, Searcy High School has the privilege to participate in the Child Care program. \u00a0Searcy students, instructed by Mrs. Tommi Johnston, are given the opportunity to travel to McRae Elementary where they serve as aids to the kindergarten […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,53,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-about","category-community","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46618"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46664,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46618\/revisions\/46664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}