Relationships and
partnerships are extremely important to me because it is a way for me to bond
with others and gain strength and wisdom. Building relationships help me to be
a better person. Learning from others on how to approach and interact with
diverse individuals is essential in our society, especially as an educator.
Communicating with people who share your interest and/or passions in life makes
you want to do more and really pursue your dreams. I am the type of person who
likes to be around my family, friends, and significant other. I have positive
relationships with my brothers and father, as well as my closes friends and my
boyfriend of 6 years. These people are near and dear to me, and help me to become
a better listener, person, friend, and advocate of things I hold near and dear
to me. My boyfriend is a great communicator, which I am grateful for because it
has helped me to be more communicative with not just him and my family, but
with others as well. That communication skill has overflowed into my work, were
I have also built great positive relationships with my co-workers, children,
and parents I serve. I enjoy being able to openly communicate with my student’s
parents. The factors that contribute to maintaining each relationship is
definitely time, and lots of positive and constructive communication.
I cannot stress how
important it is to have an open line of communication. With communication comes
sacrifice to be vulnerable and open to different ways to maintain and develop
the relationships further. This can be anything from a heart to heart talk, or
doing activities together to keep the trust and bonding going. Listening and
also know when to fight battles also helps me in maintaining my relationships
that I have built over the years.
With the same positive factors, the
challenges that can come when trying to maintain relationships is not putting
in the time and effort of communication. When life happens, we as people tend
to let things slip through the cracks, and unfortunately, this can be our
partnerships and relationships. When you talk to individuals who have been in
friendships, worships, friendships, and relationships for a long period of
time, the main thing they say that helped keep the relationship strong and
going is open communication and sacrifice to put in the work to make the union
a positive and productive one. These are the insights and wisdom I take from
people who keep relationships for such a long time, and I try to put in the
work and sacrifice as much as I can to build and maintain the current positive
relationships I have, and the ones I hope to build in the future. Knowing how
to build and maintain positive relationships will help me with getting parents
involved in the early childhood program I am teaching their child, as well as
create new partnerships down the line with new parents, and even connect on
another level that I possible did not connect on before with current parents.
