"Words of Inspiration and Motivation"

LEV VYGOTSKY

"Henceforth play is such that the explanation for it must always be that it is the imaginary, illusory realization of unrealizable desires. Imagination is a new formation that is not present in the consciousness of the very raw young child, is totally absent in animals, and represents a specifically human form of conscious activity. Like all functions of consciousness, it originally arises from action." (Vygotsky, 1978)

As children get older, their reliance on pivots such as sticks, dolls and other toys diminishes. They have internalized these pivots as imagination and abstract concepts through which they can understand the world. "The old adage that children’s play is imagination in action can be reversed: we can say that imagination in adolescents and schoolchildren is play without action" (Vygotsky, 1978).

DR. ABIGAIL ELIOT

"Religion has always been an important part of my life — a subconscious influence, as well as a conscious directive." ~ Dr. Abigail Elliot

Video Program: “The Passion for Early Childhood”

"My passion comes from wanting to make a difference." ~ Raymond Hernandez MS Ed

"A lot of this work is equity work as far as I'm concerned." ~ Renatta M. Cooper

One of my favorite children's book "May I Bring A Friend"

This is one of my favorite books I love to read to my children.  My kids love animals and they would get excited everytime I read this book.  After we would read the book we would go to the local zoo and look at all the animals.  We would talk about all the animals we read about in the book and go visit them.  Brings back wonderful memories.

Quote about children and how I feel

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.  ~Stacia Tauscher

First time Blogger

First time blogging and look forward to see what this has to offer.