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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Quotes and motivation

The greatest sign of success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."  Maria Montessori

If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man's future. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behind?  Maria Montessori

Optimal educational opportunities for a young child to reach his or her potential and to develop in a harmonious fashion are not created by accelerated ultra-early instruction aimed at shortening the childhood period.  Elena Bodrova, Ph.D., 2005. High quality preschool programs: What would Vygotsky say?

I had a built-in passion that it was important to make a real contribution to the world and to fix all the injustices.  Louise Derman-Sparks

I'm not here to save the world. I'm just here to make a difference in the community where I'm working. Raymond Hernandez MS Ed


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