Quotes from Early Childhood Professionals In “The Passion For Early Childhood “Video

It became my passion to make sure that all children were taught in environments and ways that truly nurture their ability to grown and learn.”  Louise Derman-Sparks

           

“We as professional in the early childhood field have an opportunity to shape a child's life for the better.”  Sandy Escobido

“Helping them (Parents) learn about the resources for their children to be able to go to school and know that there is more to life than just what is in their neighborhood” Raymond Hernandez

“I learned it’s not all about you. You gotta take your ego out of it and think about what’s best for this child. And you care about them enough to help them transition to what’s the next- what comes next and what’s best.” -Renatta M. Cooper

 

My passion has been evolving through the years. It’s like as ripple . You throw a little rock and you have sort of a center, but it grows.”  Leticia Lara  

                                             

   

Quotes from Significant Contributors to The Early Childhood Field

     

                         

                                President Lyndon B. Johnson

“In many places, classrooms are overcrowded and curricula are outdated. Most of our qualified teachers are under paid, and many of our paid teachers are unqualified. So we must give every child a place to sit and a teacher to learn from. Poverty must not be a bar to learning, and learning must offer an escape from poverty.”

  

“Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We want this not only for his sake -- but for the nation's sake.”

“Education is the key to opportunity in our society, and the equality of educational opportunity must be the birthright of every citizen”

 

                                      Lilian Katz, Ph.D.

 “Curriculum should help children make deeper and fuller understanding of their own experience”-

“I believe that we tend to overestimate children academically and underestimate them intellectually… early introduction of formal academic instruction may not be in the best interests of many of our children and, in fact, may be damaging in the long term”