“You have to shoot for two things, to make sure that everything you do is quality and that everything you do is true to a model that includes parents, addresses the whole child and is of appropriate intensity.”~Edward Zigler, 2004
"If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will too. If you spend all your money on yourselves and tithe no portion of it for charities, colleges, churches, synagogues, and civic causes, your children won't either. And if your parents snicker at racial and gender jokes, another generation will pass on the poison adults still have not had the courage to snuff out."~ Marian Wright Edelman“Somehow we are going to have to develop a concept of enough for those at the top and at the bottom so that the necessities of the many are not sacrificed for the luxuries of the few.” ~ Marian Wright Edelman
"Working intently with children and families was almost like earning a doctorate because every year there was always a specific challenge."~ Renatta M. Cooper
"Working intently with children and families was almost like earning a doctorate because every year there was always a specific challenge."~ Renatta M. Cooper
Hi Talibah,
ReplyDeleteYouy have provided a lot of great quotes from people who have an interest in early childhood. I just wanted to say quality care is much more than providing parents somewhere to leave their children while they work. People often look at us as baby sitters when working with young children. Unless you work in the public school system, you are often reffered to as daycare. A teacher once tole me that, "In order to be respected in this field you must, look professional, behave professional, and commit to your education, and provide quality care for children". Talibah, I have found that in the past teachers have not taken on a professional persona, and this may contribute to why others look down on us today. We have to be committed to our profession