What I have Learned or am in the process of Learning

                                                               HOPE 
   
Welcoming                 Open            Accepting 

                                   Loving

     Sharing               Growing           Curious  

                                  Together...
          
                                 GIGGLING


Learning-friendly
     Color-friendly friendly
           Multi-generational-friendly
                Play-friendly  
                                          Investigation-friendly
                                 Freedom-friendly

                                 Hugging

May my world - friendships, acquantances, school - be clearly defined by these actions and attitudes.


A goal for me as an early childhood educator is to turn thoughts toward the child. The world is full of theories, rhetoric and words from high places. All of us need to stop and see it from the individual child's perspective. As we plan curriculum we think about entry requirements for Primary schools. This is a worthy goal but we need to keep an eye on how it is working for each child. I need to remind myself and those I have influence with that this is not just a soft cuddly time and the real work begins later. We must give to these infants, toddlers and young children that very best we have and not throw away these critical developmental years and hours.

To help spread the news that we are responsible now.

A brief but huge thank you for each of you in Group 1. Your blogs, posts, comments and resources have added to my understanding of diversity both for this course and in life.

I am taking the summer off. But I hope to join up with some of you later.

If not, I wish you all the best in your professional and personal endeavors - making this world a better place one little body at a time.