"We are all creative, but by the time we are three of four years old, someone has knocked the creativity out of us. Some people shut up the kids who start to tell stories. Kids dance in their cribs, but someone will insist they sit still. By the time the creative people are ten or twelve, they want to be like everyone
else." -Maya Angelou

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Quotes that Inspire

Here, I have begun a list of quotes that have inspired me as an educator. Some inspire me to further my knowledge and pursue higher education. Others have paralleled my passion for the field of Early Childhood.  I have added these quotes to another section of my blog, so that I may continue to post others that I find throughout my research of Early Childhood Education.

"It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it." -Maria Montessori

"If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man's future. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behind?"-Maria Montessori

"Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity." -Lyndon B. Johnson

"We have entered an age in which education is not just a luxury permitting some men an advantage over others. I has become a necessity without which a person is defenseless in this complex, industrialized society." -Lyndon B. Johnson

"It was the most joyful experience where I felt everything in me was being called on to teach." -Louise Derman-Sparks

"We, as professionals in the Early Childhood field, have an opportunity to shape a child's life for the better and that's what makes me passionate about this field." -Sandy Escobido

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4 comments:

  1. JackiePOctober 2, 2010 at 2:55 PM

    I was inspired by the quote you chose from Lyndon B Johnson about education being a necessity not a luxury. That really gets to the heart of our work. We need to advocate that all children deserve the programs and services they need to learn and succeed.

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  2. MaxonOctober 2, 2010 at 8:23 PM

    I couldn't agree more with Jackie P. Quality early childhood programs are an absolute must, in my opinion, and every child deserves the opporunity to participate in such.

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  3. Miss RainaOctober 3, 2010 at 1:05 PM

    This is exactly why I chose the quote! I appreciate your comments, as well as your passion for our field.

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  4. ArreguinMOctober 4, 2010 at 7:51 AM

    I love the way Maria Montessori describes in her quote, the need for us to continue our preparation. As educator we need to continue our education in order to provide the children with the best and most recent tools that will help them succeed not only in their future education but in their life as adults.

    I also aggree with the quote from Lyndon B. Johnson, in regards to education. That more than a luxury it is a necesity. Without education we are defenseless and our opportunities to succeed in life become much smaller.

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