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Docia Shares A Story: It Looks Like This

by Docia Zavitkovski
September/October 2004
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In 1960-61 when I was editor of the Journal of Nursery Education, I wrote in “From the Editor”:

“It looks like this: Irma E. Webber wrote a story about four mice who live in different parts of a barn.

“One mouse sees the side view, one the back view, one the front view, and one the high view. Each mouse is convinced that his view is the one which gives him the true picture of the animal he sees.

“Eventually the four mice �" high mouse, side mouse, front mouse, and back mouse �" come to realize that one thing can look as many different ways as there are ways of looking.”

I went on to say that one of our goals for 1961 should be to work with increased vigor toward bringing all our varied views together �" community, school, parents, teachers, students, children. I said it was crucial to be constantly aware that the way people interpret early childhood programs is in large measure the way we present them, and that each of us has a vital role to play in the interpretation.

As I read this long ago editorial, I was amazed at how meaningful these words still are in 2004 �" 44 ...

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