When I Think of Child Development


Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves.

Ernest Dimnet

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.

Margaret Mead

Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.

Rita Pierson

All kids need is a little help, a little hope and someone who believes in them.

                                                                                                                      Magic Johnson

Play is the work of childhood.
                                                          Jean Piaget 
The children are the curriculum.
                                                          Lisa Murphy

The above quotes are a collocation on how I view the important elements of what I have learned and view as the very core and study of child development and children. Their little minds are like sponges that soak up the information and knowledge that we pour into them. They are always watching us and they are ready ti imitate and learn from our actions. I want to thank my peers and Professor Horton for the knowledge that I gained from them. It has made me a better teacher.

Play is the work of childhood. Jean Piaget
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Play is the work of childhood. Jean Piaget
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