Quotes of Inspiration, Motivation and Commitment from Early Childhood Professionals

Quotes of Inspiration, Motivation and Commitment from Early Childhood Professionals

Hilary Clinton 67th US Secretary of State

·         Children rely on safe neighborhoods, good teachers, readily available health-care and many other facets of "The Village" to be raised properly

Hilary Clinton 67th US Secretary of State:

·        No government can love a child, and no policy can substitute for a family's care. But at the same time, government can either support or undermine families as they cope with moral, social and economic stresses of caring for children

Hillary Rodham Clinton Quotes Retrieved from

http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/quotes/a/qu_h_clinton.htm

Sue Bredekamp:

·        If the first three years of life are deprived in terms of stimulation and interaction with warm, nurturing human beings, it's going to be real tough for the child to acquire the depth and breadth of verbal language needed to build reading abilities.

           

ECT Interview: Sue Bredekamp & Susan Neuman on Learning to...

Sue Bredekamp:

·        Knowledge is not something that is given to children as though they were empty vessels to be filled. Children acquire knowledge about the physical and social worlds in which they live through playful interaction with objects and people. Children do not need to be forced to learn; they are motivated by their own desire to make sense of their world

 How Young Children Learn retrieved from

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/earlycld/ea1lk1-1.htm

Louise Derman-Sparks:

·         Early childhood teachers want children to feel powerful and competent. They strive to welcome children and to show respect to their families as best they know how. However, beyond individual teachers’ hopes, beliefs, and actions is a society that has built advantage and disadvantage into its institutions and systems.

Anti-Bias Education - National Association for the Education of ...Retrieved from

http://www.naeyc.org/store/files/store/TOC/254.pdf

 
 Raymond Hernandez:

·        says that as an administer he wants to keep up the hard work to make a difference in the community, the same way people offered it to him; because if you can make a difference in a child’s life then that one child will make a difference in another person’s life.

Course Media: "The Passion for Early Childhood"

The People that Made Me Who I Am

This is my grandmother Annie, who helped raise me. She was strict but loving. My grandfather had a logging business and my grandmother fed his employee’s breakfast and I had to work in the morning early to get breakfast on the table before I went to school. I helped her in the evening when I returned from school. I washed my own clothes on a wash board every Saturday. I learned from my grandmother that it takes hard work if you want to succeed in life. Of course, I didn’t think so at the time, (I thought it was hard work). She was dedicated to showing me what life was all about. She always said that she expected great things from me and I hope I have not let her down. I learned from her that if you wanted something worthwhile, you had to earn it.!

This picture is my mother Melvina, who lived around the corner from my grandmother. My dad died when I was six years old. It forced my mother to work very hard and she wanted the best for all of us. My mother believed in education in our home. Though, we did not have a lot, we learned to be happy with what we had. I have two sisters and three brothers and they all have college degrees. My mother felt strongly that education was our key for success! My mother was kind and gentle and I thought she had a beautiful smile. I always felt very loved and supported; she made me understand the importance of an education!

This is my uncle, my mother’s brother Nathaniel who lived with my grandmother as well. My uncle helped to take care of me. He bought my dresses and as a child, I thought they were so beautiful. My grandmother probably influenced him to do it, but he still bought them for me. I remember he bought the first bike - I ever had. I loved that bike; it was so shiny and blue. I thought it was everything as a small child, This support made me happy. I was the youngest in the family and got all of the attention.

My brother! It is hard for me to talk about my brother; who just passed away a year ago. He spoiled me rotten, but he taught me how to be kind and respectful to everyone I met. I loved him dearly! Both our birthdays were in July and we celebrated them together every year, for a lifetime. When I was in school he would pay me for every (A) I made in school. I think it was his way to make me do well (and it worked). He was always proud of me and cared about how I felt even after I became an adult. He always believed in everything that I wanted do in my life, even the ones that sometimes didn’t make  much sense.

This inspiration is my sister Anne who I think has influenced me so much. She is older than I am and has been a positive role model for me. Whenever there was a problem, I could always count on my sister to help me.  She has never judged me whether I was right or wrong! She always told me I could do and be anything I wanted be. I want to be a teacher because of her.  She was a seventh grade teacher for twenty years. Even now, I can still count on her positive reinforcement as an adult in my life.

The Sanders! Every one of these people has made a contribution in my life. They have always been loving and supportive in any thing I wanted to do. There was never anyone around me that was not a positive force in my personal life. I learned about negativity from bullies at school, but never from my family. If I had to choose a family, this one would be the one for me! When we have the opportunity to get together, it is one of love, a lot of hugs and lots of fun. We have such a wonderful time together, it's difficult say goodbye. My family is the circle that surrounded me and has made me become the person I am today. This has made me want to be a teacher, and show children that when you have positive reinforcement in your life, it is a structure for success. By the way, I'm the fifth in the bottom of  the picture.

Personalizing My Blog

“Self-esteem is the real magic wand that can form a child’s future. A child’s self-esteem affects every area of her existence, from friends she chooses, to how well she does academically in school, to what kind of job she gets, to even the person she chooses to marry”

(Martin S. 2011).

The title of a children's book I loved was Frankie Stein and what I loved about it

Title: Frankie Stein

Author(s): Lola M. Schaefer

Illustrator (if applicable): Kevan Atteberry

Publisher: Library of Congress (no other listing for publisher)

Date of Publication: 2007

Genre: Fiction

Short Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Stein have a son named Frankie who does not look scary as they do. They tried to change the color of his face and hair with paint. They tried to teach him how to walk and look scary. No matter how they tried, they could not teach him to be scary. Frankie’s mother and father showed Frankie the family tree of all the Frank N. Steins, so Frankie vowed to be scary. Early one morning, Frankie dresses like a normal kid and his parents were horrified. Then, Frankie hugged his parents and lastly kissed them. His parents fainted from fright. He was now the scariest Stein of all until Francie Stein was born.

             I enjoyed this humorous book. What a lesson in beauty being in the eye of the beholder. The name of Frank N. Stein was a clever use of Frankenstein. This would be a funny and enjoyable book for children especially at Halloween time. I would recommend this book for children k-2. 

I would like to read other books by this author. I would like to read other books by this author, since in this book; she has a clever sense of humor. The design of the book is appropriate to the story. The text and illustrations complement the story. The design and illustrations are visually appealing. The story is funny and clever. There is no stereotyping or bias. The boy shows good problem solving skills and the story suggests that the sister will be as good or better. Language shows interesting words used in interesting ways. I am glad that I had the opportunity to read a book by this author.

            This story has always touched my heart because it is about my grandchildren who are twins and who are autistic. A boy and a girl who has lived their life in a ball of confusion. When you love someone you always want what is best for them. These two children have had love and will always have that, but what they really need from life they may never have is knowing what is going on and how to understand it. They both were able to go off to school after we fought so hard for them with the educational system.  The school system I am hoping will change with regards to children with disabilities.

            The girl managed to go to regular school with the assistance of an aide with her at all times. The boy could not do that and was so angry all the time and real abusive to himself (hits head up against a wall) all the time to the point of hurting himself and the people around We were told by professionals that he looks at situations in his mind as people are talking all at once to him and he can’t seem to understand what they are saying. The decision was made that he go to a school for autistic school for children to stay out of our state to be taught by professionals to understand what he needs to know. This decision was made for him instead of the pain in our hearts to let him go. How do you tell or make a child see when they look at you that they are better living without the family they have lived with all their life... He comes home some weekend and all holidays and it has worked out for him. He is 17 years old and will be able to continue to live there and maybe learn a skill as he gets older. The girl hopefully will graduate from high school with a normal diploma, as she does very well in school. This a heartbreaking story for me and always will be.