"Every dollar we invest in high-quality early childhood education can save more than seven dollars later on, by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing violent crime. In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children — like Georgia or Oklahoma — studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, form more stable families of their own. We know this works. So let’s do what works and make sure none of our children start the race of life already behind. Let’s give our kids that chance.”-Barack
Obama
Professor Louis Derman Sparks speaks of her passion to work with preschoolers, one, like my own, that developed at a very young age from her mother. I love her quote which could very well be a mission statement for those of us on this journey at Walden....
"[Working with 3 and 4 year olds] made me feel whole, it made me feel creative...The passion to make sure that all children were taught and nurtured in an environment and in a way that developed and nurtured their fullest potential."
Isn't that great, I would love to see one of my students as president one day and know, KNOW, I had something to do with that.
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