"The most important intellectual dispositions are inborn and must be strengthened and supported rather than undermined by premature academic pressures." Lilian Katz
"If the first three years of life are deprived in terms of stimualtion and interaction with warm, nurturing human beings, it's going to be real tough for the child to acquire the depth and breadth of verbal language needed to build reading abilities." Sue Bredekamp
"I suggest the best way to ensure good quality environments, where all our children can develop and learn is by focusing our collective and individual energies on the quality of day-to-day interactions we have with children so that those interactions are as rich, interesting, engaging, satisfying, and meaningful as we can make them. For teachers, I suggest: do not drain your energy on blaming conditions, politicians, or officials, or the parents, and anyone or anything else. Save your energy for your relationships with the children." Lilian Katz
"I wanted to be a teacher because I had a built-in passion that it was important to make a real contribution to the world and to fix all the injustices that existed in the world and I wanted to do that through teaching." Louise Derman-Sparks
"It's not all about you, you have to take your ego out of it and figure out what's best for the child."
Renatta M. Cooper
I really have to agree with the second quote by Dr. Katz. Children will only flourish with positive, nurturing interactions. Teachers need to focus on the strengths and potential found in the child and put all of their energy into helping he child reach their fullest potential.
ReplyDeleteVery good quotes especially the one by Louise Derman Sparks. I have always wanted to become a teacher or be a person who truly makes a difference in people lives. While volunteering at different places and seeing things I did not agree with that pushed me even more to pursue this career. I can really relate to that quote.
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