Week 4

 

Words of Inspiration and Motivation

T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.

"Every time you give a parent a sense of success or of empowerment, you're offering it to the baby indirectly. Because every time a parent looks at that baby and says 'Oh, you're so wonderful,' that baby just bursts with feeling good about themselves" (Healthy Families America, 2013).
- T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.

“But we can and must do more to act on what we know. There's more to do if we are to ensure that all children grow up to become adults who can cope with adversity, strengthen their communities, engage as active participants in civic life, steward our fragile planet's limited resources and nurture the next generation to be prepared to do the same.

I may be 94 years old, but I'm not done. We health care professionals have a duty to advocate for what we now know children need and to empower their families and federal legislators to do the same” (Brazelton, 2012).

- T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.

References:

Brazelton, Berry, T. (2012, August). Speaking Up for Children. Retreived from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/t-berry-brazelton-md/child-health_b_1756913.html

Healthy Families America. (2013). Quotations. Retreived from http://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org/quotations/

Deborah Leong, Ph.D

An great article for all early childhood educators to read:

Bordova.E. & Leong.D.J.(2003, April). The Importance of Being Playful.

Retreived from http://prek.spps.org/uploads/importanceofplayful.pdf

Excerpt from Leong’s Article: “Further, research directly links play to children’s ability to master such academic content as literacy and numeracy. For example, children’s engagement in pretend play was found to be positively and significantly correlated with such competencies as text comprehension and metalinguistic awareness and with an understanding of the purpose of reading and writing” (Christie & Roskos, 2000).

- James F. Christie, Ph.D. and Kathleen A. Roskos Ph.D

"Some proponents of more academically rigorous programs for young children view playing and learning as mutually exclusive, clearly favoring "serious" learning and wanting teachers to spend more time on specific academic content.  But do play and learning have to compete?" (Bordova & Leong, 2003).

- Elena Bordova and Deborah Leong Ph.D.

References:

Bordova.E. & Leong.D.J.(2003, April). The Importance of Being Playful.

Retreived from http://prek.spps.org/uploads/importanceofplayful.pdf

Roskos, K., & Christie, J. F. (Eds.). (2000). Play and Literacy in Early Childhood: Research from multiple perspectives. Mahwah, NJ: Eribaum.

Media Segment: The Passion for Early Childhood

“I have a built in passion that was important to make a contribution to the world. To fix all the injustice, I wanted to do that through teaching.”

-Louise Derman-Sparks (professional emeritus)

“My passion comes from intrinsic motivation that I have for the work that I do. Everyday I go to work I look forward to it because I know the services I am providing the children are to their benefit it’s not benefiting me it’s benefiting them.”

-Raymond Hernandez MS Ed (Executive Director)

Additional Quotes:

“Recognize that children and adults achieve their full potential in the context of relationships that are based on trust and respect.”

NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment.

Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf