Robin's Early Childhood Studies Blog: Favorite Child Development Quote

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Favorite Child Development Quote

". . . if we trust the capacity of the human individual for developing his own potential, then we can permit him the opportunity to choose his own way in his learning."

~ Carl R. Rogers

This quote is one of my favorites because it brings to light that each person is an individual with their own way of learning. This does not make any one method right or wrong, it just gives everyone the opportunity to choose their own way in which they learn best regardless of abilities.

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Hailey-ThomasAugust 20, 2011 at 12:11 PM
I have truly enjoyed all your posts! I hope you have great success during your career! Thank you, also, for such a great quote!
-Hailey B.
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CindyAugust 20, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Robin, I have not heard that quote before but it will now become embedded in my own blog page and in the fabric of my being. It simply states the very essence of what I want to live each day in my classroom and work with children. Thank you for sharing it!
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AnonymousAugust 20, 2011 at 5:39 PM
I wish you both well in your careers and studies. I love that quote as well as it says what I believe so simply.

Robin
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UnknownAugust 20, 2011 at 11:00 PM
Thank you for choosing such a profound quote. I hope that as we all continue to move through this program that we will continue learning more and more ways to allow children the freedom to construct their own knowledge. Good luck and thank you for sharing your experiences in learning with us.
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AnonymousAugust 21, 2011 at 12:05 AM
Robin,

I enjoyed reading your posts and your point of view always made me think! Thank you and hopefully we will be in other classes together!

Thank you
Rachael
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PERSONAL CHILDHOOD WEB

When constructing my personal childhood web I needed to remember those who contributed to a feeling of being loved, left me feeling special in some way, and cared about. This was a difficult task as my memories of my childhood, especially from the years of ten and up, were more of surviving this time instead of enjoyment.

Those individuals who did leave a positive impression in some way during the course of my early childhood and middle childhood are: my maternal step-grandfather; my mother; my father; my sister; and my mother's long-term boyfriend and father figure in later years.

My maternal step-grandfather, Monty Crytzer, was the one person in my childhood that I could always count on the keep me laughing and see the fun part of childhood. Even though we are not biologically related, I attribute my sense of humor and how I look at life to him. When times get tough, I always remember how he taught me the importance of being a kid at heart. One specific memory is of him pushing my sister and me around K-Mart in a shopping cart telling us to yell for our mom and grandmother. We had fun, they were totally embarrassed. I have many wonderful memories of my time spent with him.

My mother, Sarah, had her ups and downs as a parent. Most of my memories are not of fun times but to give her credit she did the best she could under the circumstances she found herself in during my later early childhood and middle childhood years. She took care of the basics in order for us to be healthy. She made sure we ate, had clothes, got up for school, etc... It was in the department of showing love that she had a tough time in. I always assumed she loved us but just did not know how to show it.

My father, Eddie, was a great father when we were little whenever he was around (which was not often because of work). He was very interested in technology and I credit him with my interest in all types of gizmos, gadgets, and computers of any type. The times I remember the most fondly were spent in his workroom as a young child being instructed on how to use his Ham Radio setup. Unfortunately, he slowly disappeared out of my life when I was around ten or so.

My sister, Wendy, is older than I am but we always shared a room. We were close later in early childhood and in early middle childhood due to the environment we lived in. Specific memories are painful to remember, but it was and is important that she was there when times were tough. We went through a rough time in later childhood but are now as close as ever.

My mom's long-term boyfriend, Ralph, was and still is a father figure for me. Since the age of fifteen, he has been the person who pretty much took on that role in my life. We never lived in the same house but do live only two houses apart. Aside from taking on some of the roles as father figure, he is a great listener as well as full of information that he loves to share.

There were others who had an impact as I progressed into adulthood but these are the five that came to mind for my early childhood and middle childhood. I do believe we are a product of our environment in so many ways and even though three of the five mentioned are no longer alive, the impact they had on my life is still present today.

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Favorite Child Development Quote

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