Quotes from the two contributors

 ‘’Adults look upon a child as something empty that is to be filled through their own efforts, as something inert and helpless for which they must do everything, as something lacking an inner guide and in constant need of inner direction. . . . An adult who acts in this way, even though he may be convinced that he is filled with zeal, love, and a spirit of sacrifice on behalf of his child, unconsciously suppresses the development of the child's own personality.’’ Maria Montessori

‘’Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.” Maria Montessori

‘’If formal instruction is introduced too early, too intensely and too abstractly, the children may indeed learn the instructed knowledge and skills, but they may do so at the expense of the disposition to use them.’’ Lillian Katz

‘’Each of us must come to care about everyone else’s children…., I think this is huge! Our children’s success impacts positively on other children and by extension the wider society and our children’s failure impacts negatively on other children as well as the society.’’ Lillian Katz"Delete

Quotes from the media segment in week two.

"My passion is to make sure that all children were taught in environment that truly nurture their ability to grow and develop to their fullest potentials’’-Louise Derman-Sparks

 I always wanted to be a teacher. I had, I think, a built-in passion that it was important to make a real contribution to the world, to fix all the injustices that existed in the world. And I wanted to do that through teaching."
-Louise Derman-Sparks

 ‘’We, as professionals in the early childhood field, have a unique opportunity to shape a child's life for the better."
-Sandy Escobido

‘’My passion comes from intrinsic motivation I get from the work I do.’’ Raymond Hermandez

‘’I am not here to save the world but to make a difference in the community that I’m working, making a difference could mean helping one child to be successful.’’ Raymond Hermandez

‘’Early childhood education makes you ready for optimal life experiences.’’ Renatta M. Cooper

‘’I believe women should have a choice to stay with their children or use child care facility.’’-- Renatta M. Cooper

‘’When I think of the word passion and the meaning to the word passion, what comes to mind are what are my values, what are my beliefs, what are the ideas that lead me to action, what do I do so naturally that perhaps seems natural to me but may be challenging to others.’’

--Leticia Lara, LCSW,

‘’My passion is to bring my ideas in action, into changing policy, into changing practice and influencing research.’’ --Leticia Lara, LCSW,