"You haven't seen anything until you see how early childhood teachers are underpaid." ~ Marcy Whitebook
"Mathematical understanding and understanding the building blocks for literacy- all those things start long before kids get to kindergarten." ~ Marcy Whitebook
"Early childhood teacher education programs may through instructional practices, pedagogy, and curricula reward and privilege the developmental and educational needs of certain groups of children over others thereby reproducing inequality." ~ Aisha Ray
" A growing consensus acknowledges that early childhood teacher preparation and professional development must help all teachers gain knowledge and practice skills that contribute to the educational achievement of all children." ~ Aisha Ray
" It's not all about you, you got to take your ego out of it it's what best for this child." ~ Renatta M. Cooper
I like your quote selection, particularly the one about being underpaid. Before working for the military, the pay at my previous job was only a few cents more than minimum wage, even though I had my bachelor's degree and the required 40 hours of training from the Florida Department of Children and Family Services. I feel like our work goes unnoticed sometimes and people think that early childhood educators only wipe noses and tie shoes all day, when that is not the case. Out of the quotes you chose, which one is your favorite and why?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite quote is the second Mary Whitebook quote I posted. What she says is what I wish people understood and that is what early educators do!
DeleteI love the quote by Aisha Ray. That is so true if we as educators plan to make an impact on the lives of the children we nurture and their families we will definitely need the education to know how to reach them.
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