1) Jennifer Houston, Wolf Pup Daycare Director. Studied early childhood and has been teaching children for over 15 years.
2) She is a market expert because she goes through many different learning tools every day that get her kids to learn better.
3) I worked in her daycare for 3 years while in high school and emailed her to ask her some questions.
4) I asked some questions about her job and how she handles multilingual children. She does not expect anything in return since we know each other.
5) This will give me the guidance and expertise about early childhood and how kids interact with their environments. As well as parents interact with each child.
1) Kristen Wright, Early Childhood High School Teacher. Has been teaching early childhood education to high school students for almost 10 years.
2) She is a domain expert because she has researched the best ways to get children learning and motivate them to learn new languages.
3) I was taught early childhood education by her for four years in high school. She helped me get my Child Developmental Associate while in high school. I emailed her as well.
4) I asked her about how my product would help and if it was a reasonable and feasible way to teach children. She also does not expect much in return because I babysit her kids.
5) This will help me further my knowledge on the growth of the child’s brain and how it will function while using a product like mine.
1) Sharon Williams, a teacher at Baby Gator at the University of Florida.
2) She is a supplier because she is the one who teaches the child and shows them the new tools to learn new things.
3) I found and emailed her by looking up professionals in childcare at UF and came across a list of teachers that work at this preschool.
4) It was strictly professional and a casual conversation about her job. She has asked me if I continue my idea outside of the class to come to try it out on her kids.
5) This will help me ensure parents that this product does work and that I have tried it with students trying to learn multiple languages. It will give parents peace of mind that this actually works.
Hey Erika,
ReplyDeleteIt seems like you really learned a lot out of these interviews which is really good! Advice from others is really important. My coach always tells me that you have to take and listen to advice from others every time. When you listened to it and absorbed it, it’s your choice if you want to use it or not. I think you definitely used the advices you got in those interviews.
Hey Erika,
ReplyDeleteI like how all of your experts that you contacted for this post are all related to teaching kids or looking out for their best interests. In my opinion, the person that will help you out the most with your product is your supplier because she teaches children. So she already has a method of getting information across to the kids in a learnable way. I think that having these people in your network will help you a lot in teaching kids and adults a second language. You did forget to do the reflection at the end but overall this was a great post.
Hey Erika,
ReplyDeleteOnce again, I really enjoyed your post. All the professionals you chose for your interviews fit what you were looking for perfectly. I can also see how you information you learned from them that you can apply to your company in your journey to success. You showed real professionalism in the interviews which is the best quality to have.
Oh my gosh! One of my coworkers was an elementary school teacher, who now coaches alongside me and I'm pretty sure we are talking about the same person! What a small world! I love the people that you've listed because they are all well versed in the project you'd like to bring forward. Guidance from them will make or break your idea and producing that kind of challenge to yourself is great.
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