WORDS OF INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION
"Regardless of whether social-emotional development and challenging behavior is addressed in a single course or across courses, personnel preparation programs should ensure that they have a conceptual framework that links promotion and prevention efforts and includes strategies for addressing the needs of young children with the most persistent challenging behavior". Santos
"To work effectively with children and families of diverse backgrounds, we must also find or adapt materials to ensure that the content respects, reflects, and includes the values, beliefs, and customs of the children and families who are receiving them". Santos, Fowler, Corso, & Bruns
"Opportunity, equality, and individual effort are the mantras of American educational mythology". Aisha Ray
"In the face of the complexity of children’s developmental and educational needs teachers, especially if not effectively prepared, may retreat to practices that simply ‘celebrate’ differences, but does not know how to address children’s actual differences as they are expressed in teaching and learning processes". Aisha Ray, Bowan
"Preschool years are critical the first most fundamental period when children are in fact noticing who they are noticing the attitudes and discomforts".Louise Derman-Sparks
"We as professionals in the early childhood field have an opportunity to shape a child's life for the better, and so that's what makes me passionate about this field". Sandy Escobido
I love your quote from Louise Derman-Sparks and Sandy Escobido. We are truly given such a wonderful opportunity to shape a child's life. Who can ask for a better, more rewarding job!
ReplyDeleteI commend you for what you have done. I give blessing of encouragement as well since being in our position can be very challenging as times. Keep the faith!
ReplyDeleteI love your quote from Santos, Fowler, Corso, & Bruns. It is so true that in order to teach about different backgrounds, cultures, and lifestyles we need the materials to reach all of our students. I have been in schools where they have multicultural days where each student is able to share about their culture. Great post!
ReplyDeleteYour second quote from Aisha Ray is very powerful! It is so important that we as early childhood providers are equip with the necessary tools to really educate children instance of just scratching at the surface.
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