Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. Marian Wright Edelman
“Turnover among child care workers is second only to parking lot and gas station attendants. Surely we can offer our children a better quality of care than we give our automobiles!” -Marcy Whitebrook
“It’s not all about you; take your ego out of it think about what’s best for the child.” Renatta M. Cooper, Program Specialist, Office of Childcare. (The Passion for Early Childhood, 2010).
Reference
“The Passion for Early Childhood” (2010). Foundations: Early Childhood Studies. (Laureate Education Inc, CD-ROM, 2010 release).
I love your quotes. When I read Edelman about how improving education means to leave your community and the world a better place, I found myself reminded why I started working in this field. I also believe that our children are our future. Even though we may not be around, our children will pass on to their children what we teach them. How can we complain about all the evil in the world if we do nothing to help improve it by teaching our children how to make a difference? We need to lead by example and help them understand what good choices are all about.
ReplyDeleteI also thing Whitebrook has a very good point. Child Care is an underappricated line of work and it can be difficult to motivate people to stay in the field. Child Care is often underpaid and workers in the field have to struggle against parents thinking of them as baby sitters. In order to improve conditions, we need to have more people become advocates for the field.
Great quotes Tashana! The turnover rate in childcare is very sad not only for the centers but the children because it affects their adjustment and learning. I have seen this happen to preschoolers at my center that lost their teacher in the middle of the year without an explanation or anything. The students had bonded with the former teacher and rebelled against the new teacher. We often times don't consider the attachment of the child or the family because teachers are considered extended family to the preschoolers.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with the Renatta M. Cooper quote, that it is not about us but the needs of the child. My director tells the staff all the time to leave personal problems at the door because their is NO room for drama or mess at work. Great posts!
Marian Wright Edelman quote really hit me. It is true. Child care workers are so under paid and at times unappreciated. They are the ones who give thier heart and soul in helping raise the future. I know I let my children's child care workers know how much I appreciate them. It is hard to leave your child with a "stranger" all day so you can go to work. I am very lucky to have such a great child care center to take my children to everyday.
ReplyDeleteI really like the quote "Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for" by Marian Wright Edelman.
ReplyDeleteI like this quote because I see so many children and adults who feel that they have a since of entitlement for things that they did not work for or earn, so I can definitely relate to this quote. Many parents try to appease their children by giving them material things without having to do anything in return to earn it. Therefore, we are creating children who feel that they are supposed to get what they want without putting in any work.