Dr. Virginia Buysse: I chose this quote from an article co-written by Dr. Virginia Buysse, because it is a clear reminder to me as to why collaboration between parents and early childhood professionals is essential to promoting high-quality child care services.
“Providing families with information and assistance in selecting high-quality child care services will increase public awareness of this issue, create a demand for more high-quality child care options, and strengthen the role of parents in informing public policy and improving practices”(Buysse, Grant & Skinner, 2001).
Buysse, V., Grant, S., & Skinner, D. (2001). Toward a Definition of Quality Inclusion: Perspectives of Parents and Practitioners. Journal of Early Intervention, 24(2), 146-153,155-161. Retrieved September 29, 2010, from ProQuest Central. (Document ID: 1144126011).
Dr. Lilian Katz: I chose the two quotes from the inspirational words she provided to a class of early childhood professional, because both are indicitive of the purpose of education and the ultimate reason we as early childhood professionals, should strive for high-quality learning experiences.
"I have tried to share my own views of what education is about. To me it is about developing certain dispositions in the young. These dispositions should include being reflective, inquisitive, inventive, resourceful, and full of wonder (wonder-full?), wonderment, and puzzlement. These dispositions should include the habits of searching for evidence; they should include also the dispositions to be tender, courageous, caring, compassionate. And they should include some humor as well! But I refer you to the definition of education provided by the British philosopher R. S. Peters:
'To be educated is not to have arrived at a destination; it is to travel with a different view. What is required is not feverish preparation for something that lies ahead, but to work with a precision, passion, and taste at worthwhile things that lie at hand (Peters, 1965, p. 110)'"(Rothenberg, 2002).
"I really believe that each of us must come to care about everyone else’s children. We must come to see that the well-being of our own individual children is intimately linked to the well-being of all other people’s children. After all, when one of our own children needs life-saving surgery, someone else’s child will perform it; when one of our own children is threatened or harmed by violence on the streets, someone else’s child will commit it. The good life for our own children can only be secured if it is also secured for all other people’s children. But to worry about all other people’s children is not just a practical or strategic matter; it is a moral and ethical one: to strive for the well-being of all other people’s children is also right.
Remember that whoever might be president of our country in 40 or 50 years is likely to be in someone’s early childhood program today; and I hope she is having a good experience!"(Rothenberg, 2002).
Rothenberg, D. E. (2002). Issues in Early Childhood Education: Curriculum, Teacher Education, & Dissemination of Information.Proceedings of the Lilian Katz S . (D. Rothenberg, Ed.) Retrieved September 28, 2010, from Eric: http://eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED470870.pdf
Leticia Lara LCSW, Regional Manager of Out Reach and Professional Development for Zero to Three: I chose her statement from the multimedia interview,The Passion for Early Childhood, because it reflects my beliefs about providing support for parents.
“Parent needs support, and with resources and access to resources, parents can thrive” (Walden University, 2010).
Mr. Raymond Hernandez, Executive Director of the School of ECE at the University of Southern California: I chose this statement, as it's simple words send a powerful message about why we do what we do.
“It’s not for us, it’s for them (Walden University, 2010).
Walden University (Producer). (2010). The Passion for Early Childhood (Multimedia Presentation) . Retrieved September 15, 2010, from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=4465394&Survey=1&47=4834615&ClientNodeID=984650&coursenav=1&bhcp=1
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ReplyDeleteI like the quote from D. E. Rothenberg. Education is definitely a journey and not a final destination. I believe that the more we learn the more there will be to learn.
Education is continual!!
I like the quote from Leticia Lara. She speaks the truth, parents need as much support or more than children. Thanks for sharing.
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