A THOUGHT TO PONDER AS WE BEGIN A NEW SCHOOL YEAR:
"Educators across the whole preschool-primary spectrum have perspectives and strengths to bring to a closer collaboration and ongoing dialogue. The point of bringing the two worlds together is not for children to learn primary grade skills at an earlier age: it is for their teachers to take the first steps together to enure that young children develop and learn, to be able to acquire such skills and understandings as they progress in school." Carol Copple and Sue Bredekamp (2009)
This quote resonates with me because educators stand at the crossroads of pushing skills vs creating a space for young children to learn the skills that will be necessary for academic success down the road.
Now is the the time for early childhood educators to collaborate and work together to secure the integrity of early childhood instead of contributing to the erosion of early childhood.
Resource
Copple, C., Bredekamp, S. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs. National Association of The Education of Young Children: Washington D.C.
