We recently asked teachers across the country what RealCare Baby means to them. Some of these teachers have used Baby for only a few years; some have been using Baby for decades. All of them use Baby in different ways as they address lessons on parenting, child care careers and more.
We asked each of them one question: “What does RealCare Baby mean to you?”
“RealCare Baby is an awesome experience to afford your children, your students, to be able to carry out. A lot of my students have said that with the program, they realized they want a career working with children… RealCare Baby is the game-changer for this class.” – Ashley Edmonds, FCS/Parenting teacher, Jack Britt High School, Fayetteville, NC
“RealCare Baby is such an experience for these kids… It’s one of the draws that gets kids into my classroom… It’s one of the most advanced tools that we have. It gives them way more real-life experience than another learning aid would.” – Kristy Crowell, FCS teacher, Tokay High School, Lodi, CA
“As a teacher of 20 years, I can tell you first-hand you have to make your lessons relevant to the kid and meet them where they are… Kids aren’t going to want to learn from you and they aren’t going to be interested in learning if it doesn’t mean something to them. RealCare Baby means something to them because they’re responsible for it.” – Greta Hegstrom, FCS/Parenting teacher, East Forsyth High School, Kernersville, NC
“RealCare Baby really gives the opportunity for students to open up conversations they may never have had… It’s just brought a different dimension into the classroom – it’s such a more realistic type of experience. It really does help students understand the depth of what the experience is taking care of a child.” – Lori Brumbaugh, FCS teacher, Champlin Park High School, Champlin, MN
“I think it’s one of the best learning tools that I have at my disposal, and I think that’s because it’s not me doing the teaching. They’re teaching themselves.” – Calvin Andrews, FCS teacher, Carroll County Middle School, Hillsville, VA
Watch this video to learn more about what RealCare Baby means to CTE instructors across the country.