Saturday, October 24, 2015

When I Think of Child Development

Early Childhood Quote
“We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made, and his senses are being developed. To him we cannot answer ‘Tomorrow’, his name is today.”
Gabriela Mistral
Retrieved from http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-agenda/education-for-all/advocacy/global-action-week/gaw-2012/quotes-on-ecce/
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5 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 24, 2015 at 5:13 PM

    What a moving statement. I agree wholeheartedly. Even during this course, I have learned so many things that I wish I had known before and been able to apply to my own life, my own teaching, my own child (and he's only 2!). Children, their development and their well-being is simply not something that we can put in the the "I'll get to it tomorrow" list. Thank you for your post and best of luck in your next class!

    Anne-Marie

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  2. AnonymousOctober 24, 2015 at 5:54 PM

    Vonecia,
    What a powerful quote! I'm am going to use this for sure! Congratulations on completing another course. I have enjoyed working with you here.
    -Liz Plaskon

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  3. UnknownOctober 25, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    Vonecia,

    What a wonderfully moving quote! It is so true that children need to be our utmost priority; and that should be true for everyone, even if you're not a parent or a teacher. Thank you for your contribution, and good luck in the future!

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  4. susantefftOctober 25, 2015 at 11:53 AM

    Vonecia,

    Thank you for sharing that moving quote. I have been blessed to be your classmate for the past two courses and have learned a lot from our interactions and your posts. Thank you for your contributions and I hope we get to continue to interact thoroughout this journey.

    Susan

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  5. heatherOctober 25, 2015 at 3:54 PM

    Thank you for this post. This is quite moving. 'Late" is an answer many of us give to our children. While sometimes that may be warranted I think we as a society need to really make sure our children are coming first.
    Have a good night!
    Heather

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