This week's blog assignment stated that we should gather quotes from various contributors and professionals in the field of early childhood education. The quotes can be inspirational, educational, motivational, etc. I plan to add to this post throughout my career at Walden University.
First I would like to share quotes by two of the contributors we learned about this week - Ann P. Turnbull and Elena Bodrova.
"Look for what is behind behavior; people need to take time and effort necessary to understand that there is a REASON for the behavior. It doesn't just come out of the blue." -- A. Turnbull
"With the right approach, a plain white hat and a plate full of yarn spaghetti can contribute to a young child's cognitive development." --E. Bodrova
"Most primary school teachers would probably agree that they don't expect kindergarteners to enter first grade with a complete mastery of spelling or addition. After all, it is in the early elementary grades when children learn these academic competencies. However, teachers of entering school-agers do hope that the children who come into their classrooms can concentrate, pay attention, and be considerate of others. These areas are developed not by using flashcards or computer programs, but by interacting with peers through play." --E. Bodrova
The next few quotes are from professionals in the Early Childhood field whom we viewed in a multimedia presentation early in the semester for class entitled, "The Passion for Early Childhood".
"I'm not here to save the world, I'm here just to make a difference in the community I'm working in." --Raymond Hernandez, MS Ed., Executive Director - School of Early Childhood Education, University of Southern California
"To me making the difference may sometimes mean helping one child to be able to be successful in the classroom." --Raymond Hernandez, MS Ed., Executive Director - School of Early Childhood Education, University of Southern California
"It's not all about you. You've got to take your ego out of it and think about what's best for this child." --Renetta M. Cooper - Program Specialist, Office of Child Care, LA County Chief Administrator's Office
"It was like the most joyful experience where I felt that everything in me was being called on to teach and also it was very rewarding. It just made me feel whole." --Lousie Derman-Sparks - Professor Emeritus, Pacific Oak College, CA
"...the passion to make sure all children were taught in environments and in ways that truly nurtured their ability to grow and develop to their fullest ability." --Lousie Derman-Sparks - Professor Emeritus, Pacific Oak College, CA
"It was discovered that the preschool years are critical. They are the first, most fundamental period when children are, in fact, noticing who they are." --Lousie Derman-Sparks - Professor Emeritus, Pacific Oak College, CA
I really enjoyed the quote from Raymond Hernandez.I can really relate to helping out in community.Most importantly, I agreed with Lousie Derman-Sparks the first 5 years of a child's life is indeed critical as a Early Childhood Educator we are responsible for giving them the foundation they need in order to be successful. Great choice of quotes I really enjoyed reading this post.
ReplyDeleteI really cling to the quote by Raymond Hernandez. The world, the nation, heck even my own state is huge! It gets overwhelming to think of how much effort changing everything would take. But Hernandez's quote makes the concept manageable and personal.
ReplyDeleteAnd as for Bodrova- what can I say I wish I could take her with me to meet with my administrators. I do Daily 5 in my kindergarten classroom- modified to meet my needs and teaching style but I am going to add a new center, a dramatic play area. My learning center time is 45 minutes a day I cannot change everything I do but after reading Leong and Bodrova's article "Assessing and scaffolding Make-believe play" I am going to have 4 students each day spend their entire time in the dramatic play area. In this way they will get 45 minutes of uninterrupted imaginative play and maybe they will make some yarn spaghetti!
Ashley, I also looked at A. Turnbull. I liked that she also took the time to study the role of spirituality and religion for familes and how it can contribute to the quality of life.
ReplyDeleteAlso her quote about behvaiors is one that i like. There is always a reason for the behavior, look at the reason and typically with that "reason" adjusted, fixed, or eliminated the behavior is also eliminated.