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Questions to Guide Our Work
October 18, 2017
Children should believe they can soar. Always. Period. Hallelujah!
-Deborah Bergeron, National Head Start Association
-Deborah Bergeron, National Head Start Association
In Cultivating Curriculum in Early Childhood Organizations, part of the Art of Leadership series, Margie Carter asks some big questions about the purpose of education. She writes:
"Do schools and early childhood programs primarily exist to produce compliant workers for economic function? Or, is the goal to help children grow into their full potential as informed, engaged citizens eager to make a contribution to their communities? We must ask ourselves, 'Do educational goals narrowed to test scores prepare children to be successful in an ever more complex world? Should early education focus solely on children’s futures or does providing enriched childhood experiences give them a better future?'
"The answers to these questions determine the approach to our early care and education programs...Can stronger polices and curriculum mandates really improve learning outcomes? Or should the emphasis be on improved working conditions, salaries and teacher education to support the role of teachers in children’s learning? What are your views on these questions?"
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Displaying All 2 CommentsEducation Consultant
Newtown, CT, United States
Perhaps we should not argue about either/or and focus on both. We need an effective framework of policies and appropriate curriculum expectations implemented in the best of conditions by teachers who are well prepared and fairly compensated.
Sunrise Children's Center
Amherst, NH, United States
Wow--such thought provoking questions so early in the morning!! As I get ready to retire after so many years in the field my thoughts are that early childhood education needs to be looking at the child as he/she is right now and allowing him/her to grow, explore, experience the world around them and become realize they are not the center of the universe. There are other people and things out there equally important that they can influence by their actions. The educators in their lives need to be treated with respect and dignity--and know that children need joy in their lives each and every day. I could go on and on....
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