Time and time again this has been proven. Something that an adult understands is the not the same for a child. We need to be conscious of this and try to explore the misunderstandings instead of shutting them down.

I believe in this completely. Yes, children should have the right to things that make them happy. I know all our thoughts head to "toy" but that just isn't always it. Happiness stems from so many different subjects. Just being with family, friends, having a healthy life and positive thoughts. Every child deserves to be happy. And it's the adults job to make that happen. Something many adults forget.

I feel so strongly for these statements made by the children. Because they have such a clear view of situations and therefor are more honest. I think these are the things that adults tend to forget. Everyone has the right to feel safe.

Absolutely! Children learn so much better and are more open when they feel supported and unafraid. They can become for independent when they feel that we are there to help them instead of berate them for not understanding something. Support, love, optimism, hope, all these wonderful experiences and feelings are important to teaching a child. We give them the tools they need to support themselves later on but also, we give them a world they can trust. I think a lot of us wish we had that growing up.

This resonates so deeply! Yes! Children and adults bring their world experiences with them. You can't just leave them by the door. But what you can do is learn how to self-soothe the worst experiences and support the most positive. This way an adult can bring positivity, knowledge, wisdom, and a clear-mind to their work. You can have pieces of the world attached to you, but that doesn't mean you can have them rule you.

I like this sentence a lot. I feel that many parents, grandparents, godparents, etc. compare their school years to those of the children in their care. Sometimes, people tend to associate school with negative experiences and dread when their children will "have to go through the same struggles." We remember tough lessons, unsympathetic teachers, impolite classmates, and maybe boring lessons. So, individuals will take those experiences and place them on the children who are now facing early school years. Parents worry, they don't want their children to "suffer" as they did.

But it's a different world, a different environment, and a different way of teaching. It's a school you would have enjoyed attending and that can bring comfort and maybe even peace of mind knowing that there is more knowledge now then before about early childhood education. The environment is different, and we welcome all families to be a part of it to learn of the new changes too.

I enjoy this very much. It's not just teachers educating their students but also the other way around. We work together to learn and educate, not to command and follow.

I very much like the roles. A responsibility for everyone involved in the education of a child. It does not fall onto one group or one category but everyone involved in the child's life as well as the environment they live.

Even today, knowing there is a community of families that rely on one another for support, for an exchange of information, and for friendship is a great feeling. Families take with them the community they became a part of and built years after preschool.

It's wonderful that a community of educators and parents stood strong together to help create schools for infants and toddlers. Even today, educators are proving how vital education is at a young age. We couldn't do what we are doing now without educators, workers, and families fighting for the education rights for children.