“Part of being who you are has to do with feeling your feelings, which means you'll have a wide range of emotions--not just constant sunshiny happiness.” Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Child, Family, and Community: Family-Centered Early Care and Education
“If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.”
- Marian Wright Edelman, founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund
“I'm doing what I think I was put on this earth to do. And I'm really grateful to have something that I'm passionate about and that I think is profoundly important”.
- Marian Wright Edelman, founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund
“To make sure that all children were thought in environment and in ways that truly nurtured their ability to grow and to develop to their fullest ability”.
- Louise Derman-Sparks, Professor Emeritus, Pacific Oak College, CA
“We as professionals in the Early Childhood Field have an opportunity to shape a childs life for better”.
- Sandy Escobido, Deputy Field director, Los Angeles Preschool Advocacy Initiative. California Community Foundation
“My passion comes from wanting to make a difference”.
“I’m not here to save the world, I’m here just to make a difference in the community that I’m working”.
- Raymond Hernandez, Ms Ed Executive Director, School of Early Childhood Eduction, University of Southern California
“It’s not all about you, you’ve got to take your ego out of it, to think about what is best for the child, and you care about them enough to help them transit to what comes next and what’s best”.
“I see early childhood education, all education really, as a civil right issue”.
“I believe i early childhood education and strong child care policies, and i think they should be available for everyone”.
- Renatta M. Cooper, Program Specialist Office of Child Care LA Country Chief Administrative Office
“My passion as a professiona, relly, is to bring my ideas and passion into changing policy, into changing practice and influencing research”.
“Parents need supports, and with resources and access to resources parents can thrive”.
- Leticia Lara, LCSW, Principal Manager, Outreach and Professional development, ZERO TO THREE
I believe we can all relate to the quote by Marian Wright Edelman, about having something we are passionate about and that we think is important, or we would not be pursuing our education in the early childhood field. I also posted the same quote about having the opportunity to shape a child's life for the better. As one of the professional stated in the video segment from week two, we can't heal the world, but we can make a difference in the lives of many. Nice inspirational quotes.
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ReplyDeleteI am so impressed with the content and motivation of the quotes you selected to post.
Your blog is developing with intrinsic passion and concern for children and educators.