Quotes from three professionals

Dr. Edward Zigler

“It troubles me that most of the states are starting preschool at age 4. Most middle-class families send their children to preschool at age 3. That's when a child is ready for a preschool experience. It's particularly important for poor children. We have evidence from the National Institute of Early Education Research demonstrating that two years of intervention give you more benefits than one year So we want a program for 3- and 4-year-olds.”

“The United States has no system of child care like other industrialized countries have. We have a hodgepodge of for-profits, not-for-profits, family day care, kith-and-kin care. The average quality of care in this country is somewhere between poor and mediocre, and a certain percentage is downright awful. This nonsystem is compromising children's school readiness.”

Dr. Marilyn Friend

“At the broadest level, collaboration is important in schools because it has become a defining characteristic of society in the 21^st century. If you examine publications in business, health, social services, technology, and other major disciplines, you will find that collaboration is a unifying theme.”

“Teachers can help administrators understand the importance of collaboration by providing information, discussing its importance, undertaking collaborative initiatives that are as result of their own efforts. They also can participate in collaborative endeavors if they are personally satisfying.”

“The Passion for Early Childhood” Video

“The passion to make sure that all children were taught in environments and in ways that truly nurtured their ability to grow and develop to their fullest ability.” -Louise Derman-Sparks

        I relate to this quote because this is one of my main goals in life. I believe that no child should be held back due to the environment that they are being taught in.

Refences:

Zigler, E. (2007). Giving Intervention a Head Start. Educational Leadership, 65(2), 8-14. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

Brownell, M. T., & Walther-Thomas, C. (2002). Dr. Marilyn Friend. Intervention in School & Clinic, 37(4), 223. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.