"If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time."
--Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund
"The Question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to."
--Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund
"The moment I decided to follow instead of lead, I discovered the joys of becoming part of a small child's world."
--Janet Gonzalez-Mena
U.S. early childhood educator and author
"Part of being who you are has to do with 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
"The passion to create a safer more just world is there and I suppose will be there until I die, maybe until later..."
--Louise Derman-Sparks
Anti-bias educator and author
Professor Emeritus at Pacific Oaks College
"To have an opportunity to shape a child's life for the better is what makes me passionate."
--Sandy Escobido Los Angeles Preschool Advocacy Initiative
Your post this week are a really inspiration to the understanding and shaping of working within the early childhood field.
ReplyDeleteThose are some very inspiring quotes about childrne and educatin. With a little determination, we can make a great difference in the life of a child
ReplyDeleteGreat post, the ways of world is some much for someone to deal with it, by taking one step at a time is a great way accomplish the task!
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