I was supposed to pick just one quote, but I just couldn't do it...so I choose 3 that I felt had a lot of meaning to me.
1. "If a child does not learn the way we teach her, let us teach her the way she learns" (sorry, don't know who said this).
2. "People don't stop playing because they grow old; they grow old because they stop playing." I believe it is so important to take time to play each day and a lot of us in the early childhood field get paid to play!
3. "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang the best" ~ Henry Van Dyke The children don't care if we can sing perfectly or how we dance, they just want us to sing and dance!
I think your first quote is awesome! A lot of teachers miss this! We as educators MUST learn to change our lessons if the children are not understanding the way we present the information to them!
ReplyDeleteI must agree that Green Eggs and Ham is a great book. I love all Dr. Seuss books, though I think Sneeches on Beaches is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I just heard the quote about people who stop playing get old for the first time yesterday at a conference. I loved it.
Hi Jodi,
ReplyDeleteI also love your first quote, if a child does not learn the way that we teach, then we should teach the way that the child learn. We need to have multiple ways of teaching.