Excerpts and Quotes from Dr. Stanley Greenspan
and Marilyn Friend, both pioneers in the field of Early Childhood Education as it relates to Special Needs Children.
Dr. Stanley Greenspan
“All
children have within them the potential to be great kids. It's our job to
create a great world where this potential can flourish” (Greenspan, 2007).
Stanley
Greenspan was a genius of understanding and kindness. In a world where it began
to be the norm to ignore, punish and assume that children on the Autism
Spectrum could only learn through rote reinforcement, Stanley stood up and
said, "No, there is another way” (Stokes,
2012).
Dr. Marilyn
Friend -Co-Teaching“
General Ed first brings
curriculum and content. Special Ed first brings process of learning. We put the
two of those together and we've got classrooms that cannot be beat. …content
and process together“ (Friend, 2010).
“….Principals are the
make it/break people on this and when we have principals who understand this
and who exude belief that kids can succeed, then we have kids who succeed”
(Friend, 2010). (http://ec.ncpublicschools.gov/conferences-profdev/training-materials/administrators-transcript.pdf)
Dianna, I appreciated your quote about principals! I have had several principals since I have been at my current job. Actually, I believe we have had a different principal or assistant principal each year that I have been employed. Principals are truly the make it/break it people! It does wonders when you have principals who have that belief in their students and their teachers!!
ReplyDeleteDianna,
ReplyDeleteGreat Post! I also chose Stanly Greenspan and posted many quotes from him in my blog as well. He is a wonderful mentor to those in the early childhood studies field or anyone working with children. Greenspan’s studies motivate me to put myself in a child’s shoes and ask myself “what do I see and how do I feel? Stanly Greenspan realized that children are perfect and that in order to raise successful children we need to get to the root of any experience that may be hindering a Childs full potential.
Blessings,
Jennifer
Hello Dianna
ReplyDeletePrincipals definitely set the tone of the entire school and his actions reflect in the attitudes of his staff, children, families and the community that he serves. I have experienced school principals that are visual in the community as well as in the school and I appreciate this as a parent.
Shelita
I love the perspective in the Stanley Greenspan quote you chose! How beautiful is it to assume that kids have everything they need already to become reach their full potential, we just have to craft the environment within which that can happen?
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