Week 4-Quotes

"The statement is saying that there is an appropriate expectation against which you can compare kids' development so you can determine whether they're making good progress. There is also a huge range of individual variation that is absolutely normal"-Susan Bredekamp
 Early Childhood Today Editorial Staff. (August, 1998). ECT interview: Sue Bredekamp & Susan Neuman on learning to read. Early Childhood Today. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/ect-interview-sue-bredekamp-susan-neuman-learning-read

I like this quote because many times we forget that each child is an individual and learns differently and in their own time. If a child is not learning a concept, as teachers we should not blame the child, but change the way we are teaching.

Edward Zigler (2007) stated “Here's the strategy that I have used. It's taken me decades to learn it, and it has worked: In the good years, work very hard to win everything that's possibly winnable. In the bad years, work just as hard to keep your losses to a minimum. There are good times, and there are bad times. But you have to stay in the game.” 

Perkins-Gough, Deborah. (October, 2007). Giving intervention a Head Start: A conversation

with Edward Zigler. Educational Leadership, 65, 8-14.

This is a good philosophy for life. There will be rough times and there will be good times. Sometimes you will be struggling just to keep going, but the important thing to remember is to not give up.

In the "The Passion for Early Childhood", Raymond Hernandez MS Ed stated that "For me that one little sparkle will make a difference for me throughout the whole day." Some times we can become so caught up in following lesson plans specifically or focus on all the paperwork that needs done that we can miss the little moments. The moment when a child finally figures out a concept and their whole face lights up with pride or when children build a tower working together sharing and communicating; these moments are why we are in the classroom. Seeing these small victories can help you remember why our jobs are so important and make dealing with all the craziness that comes with the field a little easier.