Growing Your Collection of Resources

Cramer, L. (2011, March 20). Choices should put children's education first. Retrieved from http://www2.morganton.com/news/2011/mar/20/cramer-choices-should-put-childrens-education-firs-ar-877041/

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf

OMEP. (2009). World Organization for Early Childhood Education Retrieved from
http://www.omep-usnc.org/

Reschly, A. L. (2011). Engaging families in early childhood education. University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://www.rtinetwork.org/essential/family/engagingfamilies

Zastrow, C.V. (2009, June 23). What works in Early Childhood Education: A view from the field. Retrieved from http://www.learningfirst.org/what-works-early-childhood-education-view-field

Words of Inspiration and Motivation

Inspirational Words of inspiration and determination

Quotes from Janet Gonzalez-Mena “We all want children to grow up in a world free from bias and discrimination, to reach for their dreams and feel that whatever they want to accomplish in life is possible.”

Quotes from  Lyndon B. Johnson "Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose."

Passion, Motivation and Wisdom

Quote from video segment by Louise Derman-Sparks “I had a built in passion that it was important to make a real contribution in the world to fix all of the injustices that existed in the world.” Another quote from Louise Derman-Sparks “I had the passion to make sure all children were taught and environments and in ways that truly nurtured their ability to grow and develop to their fullest ability.”

 

Personal Childhood Web

I currently do not have any pictures of my mother and father that contributed to the person that I am today, but I want to acknowledge them. My mother made me feel special by always being there to cheer me on. She was there to nurture me and keep me happy. She taught me how to cook, be thankful and to be a caring young lady. My mother whom is deceased had the biggest influence on me becoming a successful, loving and nurturing person. My father made me feel safe and taught me how to be independent and strong while also being able to accept a hand when needed. My sister was always there to listen to what I had to say, help see things in a positive manner, help me explore the world especially the wildlife and the things that I enjoyed doing like writing. This page is dedicated to my family for being there when I needed them to the most. My nephew, daughter, son and grandson always have demonstrated their apprecciation for being so caring, loving and thoughtful. My family help give me that extra purpose of being dedicated to being there for other children and families.