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Innledning
In this text I am going to talk about the profession of working in a kindergarten.

I will mention some of the responsibilities and challenges of working with children, before discussing whether I think teenagers are ready to take part in this, or not.

I am also going to suggest what can be done at school and work, to help young people deal with the responsibilities and challenges they will face.

Utdrag
Social competence is a huge topic in kindergarten, and a lot of time is spent teaching the children stuff like empathy, cooperation, developing their self-confidence, respect etc.

this happens a lot during different activities, and the gatherings.

You may also be challenged to be the leader in one of the gatherings, or to be alone with a group of children – where you got to plan an activity before going through with it.

This is only a few examples of what responsibilities and challenges you may face when working in the kindergarten.

It is important to guide them, but also allow them to try accomplishing and learn new things.

Some people think that teenagers are not ready for these responsibilities – I do not agree.

I think it is great that you can begin your work experiences at a young age, as a vocational student, an apprentice or maybe a summer job.

First, it allows you to try it out, to see if it is something you enjoy working with. It also allows you to gain a lot of experiences, while being guided by another employee.

I also personally believe that a vocational student or apprentice, is really motivated to learn more within the specific profession.

At the same time, we are, or have been students within this major, and have learned a lot of the theory; being allowed to try it out in practice really do put it in another perspective – along with giving more motivation to keep learning and gaining more knowledge and practical skills.

If you give it all you got, follow the guidelines, as well as listening and asking questions to your guidance, I think having teenagers working in the kindergarten is a great asset.