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Help Teachers See Results
March 10, 2010
The generation that destroys the environment is not the generation that pays the price. That is the problem.
-Wangari Maathai, Kenyan leader and environmentalist, 1940-2011
-Wangari Maathai, Kenyan leader and environmentalist, 1940-2011
"Lilian Katz, in an article, 'On Teaching,' in the February 1990 issue of Exchange, noted that every semester there will be two or three of her students who reveal that a single teacher, by showing concern or encouragement, saved their psychological lives. Katz concludes: "Just think how many children that adds up to over a career of teaching... it could be more than 100 people. That's a lot of lives to make a real difference to."
"As a director, the most effective way you can get teachers hooked on continuing in your center is to help them see the real impact they are having on the lives of children. You can do this by training teachers to be better observers so they can see the children progress, by encouraging teachers to give each other feedback on the changes they observe, and, foremost, by encouraging parents to share their joy over the progress their children are making. Knowing that you were responsible for helping a shy child come out of his shell or an overly aggressive child calm down is a type of reward that very few professions can offer.
"William Franklin, speaking at a Directors' Network conference in New Orleans, quoted the remarks made by Pericles to his troops, noting that he could just as well have been addressing early childhood professionals: 'What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.'
"There are many great reasons for working in early childhood, not the least of which is the real difference we can make in the lives of the children and families we serve."
The Exchange CD Book, Leading People in Early Childhood Settings, offers an inspiring collection of 50 articles (including "12 Reasons People Love to Work for You") in PDF format offering a plethora of practical ideas and strategies for meeting the challenges of leadership in an early childhood settings, covering these topics:- Leadership Basics
- Leadership Challenges
- Supervisory Basics
- Meeting Staff Needs
- Motivating Staff
- Managing Difficult People
- Managing Difficult Issues
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Displaying 1 CommentAdvanced Careers College
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
This article renewed a thought and focus I have been reflecting on lately in relation to the role of those teaching teachers and leading Early Childhood Communities. We are in such need of people who inspire hope; those who find in each day a reason to love and laugh; to find joy in small things; to speak belief, hope and courage into the lives of others. We need to continually remind ourselves that situations of challenge and crisis are opportunities to inspire hope; to see with eyes of faith a new way; a positive choice and an opportunity to help and share. Everyone can be more generous with their love and encouragement and the difference our small actions make create a ripple effect that go on and on throughout lifetimes. Early Childhood teaching can be hard, challenging and stressful but that is because the opportunities for making real difference in peoples lives are so great!
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