This week I have learned about two great
people in the field of early childhood education. Who have made vast
improvements to the field, by conducting research, writing books, articles and
being a part of the medical world to provide mental and health care to all
children. With their dedication, motivation and passion we all have something to
be proud of and that will inspire our best works! With that being said I have chosen
these two quotes, the first by Janet Gonzales-Mena and the second by Dr. Terry
Berry Brazelton
“[P]art 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 Education
― Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Child, Family, and Community: Family-Centered Early Care Education
I absolutely love this quote, because it reminds me
that I’m only human and there are so many facets to my being and life will have
challenges, it’s meant to be that way. But how I approach those challenges is
what makes me strong.
This second quote is by Dr.Terry Berry
Brazelton:
A
grandchild is a miracle, but a renewed relationship
with your own children is even a greater one.
- T. Berry Brazelton
with your own children is even a greater one.
- T. Berry Brazelton
This quote is near and dear to my heart,
because I am both a mother and grandmother. I Love my granddaughter, she is
such a joy to have around the house, funny, smart, witty, lovable, sweet, and
just great! She has so much personality for a child who will be turning two
next month! She has given me the opportunity and pleasure to do by best work
yet again! She has also, brought me and my daughter even closer, we can talk
and relate to each other on a more common level, because we both are mothers
now.
A quote that I really can relate to and appreciate
from one of the presenters in week two video comes from: Raymond Hernandez, MS ED “I’m not here to save
the world, but to make a difference in the community that I’m serving”. Laureate Education, Inc. (2012)I
really appreciate his honesty, because I feel if one child’s life can be
changed and affected in a positive way, then I feel that I have made a
difference, if only in one child’s life!
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Hello Tanya,
ReplyDeleteI also love this quote by Raymond Hernandez because my passion is to change the lives of the children I teach so that in turn they may transform the community in which they live. I also believe that the change can start with one individual.