"We have taken up the age-old challenge of poverty and we don't intend to lose generations of our children to this enemy of the human race." President Lyndon B. Johnson in Remarks on Project Head Start (May 18, 1965)
"The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents.... It is a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community.... It is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goals than the quantity of their goods." President Lyndon B. Johnson
"As your baby progresses from one milestone to the next, remember that he doesn't really leave any of them behind. In order to grow and develop to his full potential he must continually build on and strengthen all of the steps that have gone before." Dr. Stanley Greenspan
"Parents are led to believe that they must be consistent, that is, always respond to the same issue the same way. Consistency is good up to a point but your child also needs to understand context and subtlety . . . much of adult life is governed by context: what is appropriate in one setting is not appropriate in another; the way something is said may be more important than what is said." Dr. Stanley Greenspan
"What keeps me engaged is we're not there yet" Renatta M. Cooper
"Today, my passion as a professional really is to bring my ideas to action into changing policy, into changing practice and influencing research" Leticia Lara LCSW
I can relate to Renatta M. Cooper's quote because I feel the same, we aren't there yet when it relates to early childhood education, I also believe that if we who are in this profession work together for the best outcomes of the children we can definitely get there. That means being an advocate, staying abreast of policy changes and giving 100% to the children that we serve on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteThe foundation is where learning begins.Dr. Greenspan's quote affirms this. As young children grow they develop new skills that are built upon the previous ones learned. This is why repetition is so important for young children. Reinforcing current skills and incorporating new knowledge into the child's learning experiences promotes development.
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DeleteI definitely agree with Dr. Greenspan's quote about building on the developmental steps a child has already conquered. This is so important, because we as teachers should take what a child has already learned, build upon it, and lead them to the next developmental step.
ReplyDeleteI strongly believe in Leticia Lara's quote about passion. Passion drives you to want to take charge and implement new ideas to make a difference. I am still professionally growing but, so passionate about educating young children that all I do look for ways to create new policies.
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