The early childhood teacher holds several roles. The teacher must love all of her children and treat them as equal but special individuals, thus she is a mother. The teacher must ask though provoking questions and encourage exploration and investigation, thus she is a scientist. The teacher must sing loud and proud, even if she can not carry a tune, thus she is a musician. The teacher must run, hop, jump, skip, and tumble with the children, thus she is a gymnast. The teacher must share accounts of far away lands and imaginary people, thus she is a storyteller. The teacher must bandage scraped knees and kiss “ouchies”, thus she…