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Friday, September 23, 2016
Quotes on Passion for Early Childhood Education
.......because I had a built in passion that it was important to make a real contribution in the world, to fix all the injustices that existed in the world.
Louise Derman-Sparks
It's not all about you. You 'gotta' take your ego out of it and think about what's right for this child.
Renatta M. Cooper
Laureate Education, Inc. (2010). The passion for early childhood. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu.
President William Clinton/ Quote
"Individual character involves honoring and embracing certain core ethical values; honesty, respect, responsibility..... Parents must teach their children form the earliest age the difference between right and wrong. But we must all do our part."
President William Clinton
www.searchquotes.com/search/Bill_Clinton_Head_Start/
Over the past decade, the number of American families with working parents has expanded dramatically. Making high quality child care more affordable and accessible is critical to the strength of our families and to healthy child development and learning......each of us-- from business to religious leaders to policy -makers and elected officials-- has a responsibility and an important stake in making sure that children of all ages have the best possible care available to them. From infancy through adolescence, in child care settings and after-school programs, children can learn and thrive with the right care, attention, and education.
President William Clinton
https://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/New?Childcae?acomplish.htm
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Personal Childhood Blog
Matthew 18:10
I had put this picture up before but this is really a strong image of those who made me feel special and valued and still do today. These are my sisters and brother. We played together, we teased each other, we even fought with each other as siblings do. To this day we have each other's back as we go through life's storms. Out of the five of us, three are teachers and two are leaders (or bosses) of the area they work. We give each other ideas of how to try different approaches in what we are doing. From their example and support I am now pursuing my Master's.
My parents were also ones who took care of me. They made sure I ate and had a roof over my head. They pushed me where I usually did not want to go because of my intense shyness and they still do from time to time now. The difference between then and now is I am more ready to go. They are so excited for me now and so proud becasue not only have I gotten my Bachelor's degree, I am now working towards my Master's as well. I will make number three in the family!
This obviously is not a picture of my kindergarten teacher but she is the only one who stayed in my heart. I do not remember much from those days but my mother said I cried every day as I went to school. My school days were not a positive experence but Miss Weiss loved me through it. She even remembered me as I grew up and she would make a point of coming to say hello and ask how things were going when she saw me out in public. I think becasue of her I want to make a child's first school experence as positive and as less scary as I can.
"See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven."
I was not an overly happy child and so the first adult that comes to mind who protected me and kept me safe was Jesus and my belief in HIM. When I look back on my life I still see HIS influences and how HE guided me to where I am now. My passion for children not only in my classroom but all over the world is based on this verse in Matthew's Gospel from the Bible.
I had put this picture up before but this is really a strong image of those who made me feel special and valued and still do today. These are my sisters and brother. We played together, we teased each other, we even fought with each other as siblings do. To this day we have each other's back as we go through life's storms. Out of the five of us, three are teachers and two are leaders (or bosses) of the area they work. We give each other ideas of how to try different approaches in what we are doing. From their example and support I am now pursuing my Master's. My parents were also ones who took care of me. They made sure I ate and had a roof over my head. They pushed me where I usually did not want to go because of my intense shyness and they still do from time to time now. The difference between then and now is I am more ready to go. They are so excited for me now and so proud becasue not only have I gotten my Bachelor's degree, I am now working towards my Master's as well. I will make number three in the family! This obviously is not a picture of my kindergarten teacher but she is the only one who stayed in my heart. I do not remember much from those days but my mother said I cried every day as I went to school. My school days were not a positive experence but Miss Weiss loved me through it. She even remembered me as I grew up and she would make a point of coming to say hello and ask how things were going when she saw me out in public. I think becasue of her I want to make a child's first school experence as positive and as less scary as I can. Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
Teacher at Heart
Why do I stay in a job that I rarely ever see a finished product, is exhausting, frustrating at times, and pays so little? Because it is my heart! The joy in children's eyes when they learn something new can never be replaced. To make a child in poverty feel safe even if for just a few hours is priceless. To help children who, by no choice of their own, have come to a world where they cannot communicate to learn how to give voice to even the most basic need is exciting. To have a student come back to say hi, I miss you when they have moved on...wow! That is why I do what I do.
Create
I chose this drawing because of its innocence. What I mean by this is this artist drew what s/he sees people to be and not what an adult has taught him how to draw. The minute we as teachers draw a flower for a child is how that child will always draw a flower. We cannot take their creativity away. Paplo Picasso said, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." (Retrieved September 10, 2016 from www.naturalchild.org/gallery).
One Special Little Guy
There are so many children that have been in and out of my life which makes it hard to choose one story that really touched me. I do remember one little guy,Jonathan , who came to my classroom just three months after arriving from a refugee camp in Africa. He was an amazing little one and so advanced. He learned English very quickly and could speak both Urdu and English by the end of the school year. He had the most beautiful smile and his skin was a velvet smooth chocolate color. He always had a smile for me and a twinkle of mischief in his eyes. He amazed me with his resilience and joy at all the newness of his new environment. I wish we all could love life as much as he did.
Being Silly
This is one of my million favorite pictures- my son's wedding. I am the goofy one in the middle with the flower on my wrist. The rest of those goof-balls are my sisters and brother. We are a close family and always there for each other! I love them a lot
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