Quotes

Stanley I. Greenspan M.D. quotes

“We really need to change that historic dichotomy of cognition on the one hand, emotions on the other hand, and realize that our emotions are the fuel that gives rise to social behavior but also to different levels of intelligence,”

“Regardless of the history of IQ tests in the family, if I see nurturing, warm, interactive people who read emotional signals well and interact well, usually I see happy, competent and bright children,”  (This is one of my favorite quotes; I feel very passionate about the truth in this quote.)

“If you do a little bit of looking at books with your children and inspire them to be curious about the pictures and ... what the word means, but don't get into very structured systematic teaching at too early an age, ... and you also interact emotionally and have fun with pretend play ... then you have the best of both worlds.”


Excerpts  from Susan (Sue) Bredekamp and Carol Copple (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
Teachers acknowledge what children do or say. They let children know that
they have noticed by giving children positive attention, sometimes through
comments, sometimes through just sitting nearby and observing (“Thanks for
your help, Kavi,” “You found another way to show 5”).

• Teachers encourage persistence and effort rather than just praising and evaluating
what the child has done (“You’re thinking of lots of words to describe
the dog in the story—let’s keep going!”).

• Teachers give specific feedback rather than general comments (“The beanbag
didn’t get all the way to the hoop, James, so you might try throwing it
harder”).

• Teachers model attitudes, ways of approaching problems, and behavior
toward others, showing children rather than just telling them (“Hmm, that
didn’t work and I need to think about why,” “I’m sorry, Ben, I missed part of
what you said. Please tell me again”).

• Teachers demonstrate when they show the correct way to do something.
This usually applies to a procedure that needs to be done in a certain way
(e.g., using a wire whisk, writing a letter P).

• Teachers create or add challenge so that a task goes a bit beyond what the
children can already do. (For example, when the teacher removes several
chips from a set, asks how many are left, and finds the children can count the
remaining chips accurately, he may then add difficulty by hiding the remaining
chips. Figuring out how many are left just from knowing the number that
were removed is more challenging.) In other cases, teachers reduce challenge
to meet children where they are (e.g., by simplifying the task). 

Quotes from Lousie Derman-Sparks and Raymond Hernandez

Louise Derman-Sparks
" I had a built in passion that it was important to make a real contribution in the world and to fix all the injustices that existed in the world." "So the passion to create a safer, more just world for all kids is there and suppose will be there until I die and maybe even after."

Raymond Hernandez
"I think first and foremost my passion comes from a lot of it is intrinsic motivation that I have for the work that I do. Every day, I go to work and look forward to it because I know the services that I'm providing for children it's to their benefit." I want the children to know "That there is more to life than just what's in their neighborhood."

 Additional quote
Raymond Hernandez
"Having people offer me opportunities and opening doors for me where I feel like now, as I've gotten older, it's my turn to be able to create opportunities for parents and their children."


I feel what Hernandez said is very important to our society today. I think that many people forget that you have to give back. There is an imaginary cycle that need to continually turn in order for the cycle to continue prosperously.



http://thinkexist.com/quotes/stanley_greenspan/
http://www.naeyc.org/store/files/store/TOC/375.pdf