LaShawn Savage Education Blog

  There were so many amazing people that had a profound effect on my childhood. My family grew up in the time when the belief was that it took the whole village to raise the child. The first two people that I must start off with are my mom and dad, Josie and Ronald McNeil. My mom was ans she still is my rock. She is always there for me. When I was growing up I saw my parents sacrifice so much so that my siblings and I could have everything that we needed. We may not have gotten all I wants but we got what we needed. My mom made sure we heard the words that we are special everyday and that we could accomplish whatever we wanted to do in life. She attended our school events and volunteered at our school. My father made sure we had a place to live and provided us with things we needed. He is a minister and he was a pastor of his church when we were growing up. He made sure we had a strong spiritual foundation that has grown with me and is present in my adult life. His prayers has gott...

LaShawn Savage   "A person's a person, no matter how small" - Dr. Seuss The Little Engine That Could- Watty Piper - Author       This is one of my favorite childhood books as a child. I loved to read this to my class throughout the year. It talks about the life lesson that it does not matter how small you are or where you come from that through hard work and determination you can achieve whatever you want in life. When it gets hard just remember those famous words of the little train, "I think I can, I think I can" and when reach the top of your hill you then can say "I know I can, I know I can".                      

LaShawn Savage My Experiences and Ideas as an Early Childhood Educator