Education just the beginning

  One or two quotes or excerpts from writings or speeches of each of the two people you identified for your  Discussion assignment this week.                                                            Linda Darling-Hammond                                  Joel Klein                                         Most people get better when they face competition.  One or two quotes about passion, motivation, and wisdom from the professionals in the media segment you watched during Week 2 of the course Sandy Escobido states, "  We as Early   Childhood Educa...

  Describe each person and briefly state your relationship to each person, in what ways each one has influenced your life as a child, how they nurtured you, cared about you, and how they made you feel special. 1. John Flonnory     John Flonnory is my dad. He has taught me the way I little who goes into a current young lady should be treated. He also taught me while I may grow up I will always have that special guy in my life that has strong arms to always teach me I can do anything when he gives me a hug and tells me to go do what I do and do it the best I can do. 2. Dot Dixon     Dot Dixon is my aunt. The one lesson that is to  this day I still hold dear to me is love what I do but to have fun doing what I do. She instilled in me that as long as you love what you do it would never be a chore or a job to do it. 3. Annie Bell Lawson     Annie Bell Lawson is my grandmother. She is a staple in my life. She is the one that brings my trouble...

  A quote about children, childhood, families, early childhood, etc. that is especially meaningful to you.          “The more that you read, the more things you will know, the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” –  Dr. Seuss The title of a children's book you love and what you love about it. I really enjoy this book for several reasons however the one thing that stands out the most is it is a metaphor for a child’s educational journey. It starts out like a tiny caterpillar just like a child starts out as a baby. The baby grows into a student at school age. The food is a metaphor for the knowledge they receive from school just as the food is nourishment for the caterpillar to grow and develop as a butterfly. Anything else that fuels your passion for the early childhood field What fuels me with a love of the field of education is to see a child that tells you they cannot do something but with a little patience and encouragemen...

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