Foundations of Early Childhood

“The moment I decided to follow instead of lead, I discover the joys of becoming a part of a small child’s world”.                        Janet Gonzalez-Mena “The best way to improve a child’s performance is to teach the child, not test the child”.                       Sam Meisels, Ed. D

Personal Childhood Web                  The People Who Influenced my Early Childhood Mother - Her love and support was instrumental in my successes as a child and an adult. My mother taught me to believe in myself and to strive to do my best in all things.    Father-    I am the first born and a Daddy's girl.I love sitting and talking to my Dad. My Dad has always been a follower of current events and  this is a special time he and I share when I visit. Sister- My twin (actually we are 11 months apart)  When we were young we often had matching outfits and we were in the same grade due to my birth date being after the cutoff date.  She always supported me and encouraged me to excel.When I decided to go back to school, she was right there with the support and encouragement I needed.  Aunt - My mother's older sister did not have any children of her own so my siblings and I were her babies...

"Babies are deeply driven and oassionate about  understanding the world and understanding the people around them. A baby's whole essence is about plugging into the world".                                                                                                                                          ...

I hope this works.  This is my first post.  I'm beginning to learn to use technology.  I think this might be useful  for educators because kids are so tech-savy these days.