1. Your Students,
Your Children
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher
explains. The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.”
― William Arthur Ward
2. Being an early childhood educator
means….
• Being a mother, friend, referee, nurse and leader figure
• Whipping noses, making sure little hands
are washed, straightening clothing
• Listening to stories, whether true or feigning
• Showing, helping your children to
understand, and understanding yourself,
right from wrong
• Worrying about anything and everything
• Drinking lots of coffee
• Having little to no personal freedom
• Giving and receiving little smiles and hugs
The list is endless, but the pros outweigh the cons and it is worth every split
second
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3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhK
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Every Kid Needs a Champion
Ms. Rita Pierson
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4. As an early childhood educator, we
must understand:
• “Students are not only intellectual but also social
and emotional beings, and all these dimensions
interact to impact learning and performance”
• "We may exhibit an admirable command of
content, and possess a dazzling variety of
pedagogical skills, but without knowing what's
going on in our students heads, that knowledge
may be presented and that skill exercised in a
vacuum of misunderstanding."
– Stephen D. Brookfield, The Skillful Teacher
(2006)
• “Helping students grow intellectually requires
balancing the support you provide with the
challenges you pose”
("Who Your Students Are - Teaching Excellence &
Educational Innovation - Carnegie Mellon University.“)
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5. Works Cited:
"Rita Pierson: Every Kid Needs a Champion." YouTube. YouTube.
Web. 22 Feb. 2016.
"Who Your Students Are - Teaching Excellence & Educational
Innovation - Carnegie Mellon University." Web. 22 Feb.
2016.
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