Week 4- Inspirational and Motivational Words

Universal pre-kindergarten; and make family the best school Hillary Clinton

Source: 2007 Democratic primary debate on “This Week” Aug 19, 2007  "[We should be] particularly focusing on kids who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, I think you have to start with preschool, even before pre-kindergarten. I’ve advocated universal pre-kindergarten. I think you have to start even earlier to try to help the family be the best school and teaching opportunity for their own children."   

Project on Race,Class, and Culture in Early Childhood

 Aisha Ray, PhD

Erikson Institute

"Children from poor communities of color, poor children of immigrants, children for whom "standard school" English is a new language or a second dialect, and children with behavioral,psychological or medical challenges are at greater risk of school failure than their middle class, monolingual, able bodied White peers."  

The Passion for Early Childhood

Louise Derman-Sparks

Professor Emeritus

Pacific Oak College, CA

"The most enjoyful expericence where I felt everything in me was being called on to teach and also it was very rewarding.  It just made me feel whole.  It made me feel whole, it made me feel creative, and so it became my life long work with early childhood education.  And the passion to make sure that all children were taught in environments and in ways that truly nurtured their ability to grow and develop to their fullest ability."