Quotes for week 4

From week 2 discussion video:  Louise Derman-Sparks was talking about when she was starting in the ECE field and she was talking about her passion.  This happens to be a passion that I share with her:


“The Passion to make sure that all children were taught in environments and in ways that truly nurtured their ability to grow and to develop to their fullest ability."


I know that, when I open my own center some day, this will be true for it.


From this week:  Marcy Whitebook PH. D.:

 “For many years I have spoken about a professional development highway, with lots of onramps and rest stops for the early care and education workforce.  But a highway is so 20th century, too slow for our youngest children.  We need a high speed rail system to carry the current workforce forward and entice new travelers to the field.  We need to start planning the route, laying the rails and building the

cars today to ensure, by 2020, the U.S. has an ECE workforce, across all types

of settings and roles working directly with or on behalf of children, whose

members  are well-prepared, engaged in learning for the entire span of their careers, and well-rewarded."

I love this.  It seems the ECE field needs new passionate, well-trained people to help change the face of the field and I hope to be a big part of it!!