I love this quote! It speaks for any educator that have dedicated their lives to educating children, making a difference. As an educator I think that we at times forget that we are worth so much more than we see ourselves as. I believe the message alone is effective because of the audience it is directed to; educators.
This caught my eye simply because as a society generated by men we forget that they want to have fun and enjoy their families at home. I think of my husband with my children and how much they love him. They look forward to him coming home each evening just to do those afternoon basketball games or my daughter sitting with her clarinet and my husband listening to her as if she is in Carnegie Hall. We have to advocate for those fathers that DO want to be involved in their child's lives.
Educators are trained to recognize the signs of any type of developmental delays, mental instability, or abuse. As parents we typically ignore signs of any type of delays, we simply believe our babies are simply babies. As we advertise these types of ad's the messages can get out and families start to realize that maybe, just maybe their child is displaying some signs of autism. As a sibling of an autistic brother, it was hard to accept the diagnosis but without his Head Start teacher, his diagnosis possibly could have went years without a diagnosis.
Crissy, I appreciate your last advertisement regarding children with developmental delay. I concur. It is extremely important that we’re able to identify delays. The earlier- the better support we can provide to the child and families.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing a creative blog!
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ReplyDeleteCrissy, the images you posted are very powerful. I like the quote of the first image. We as educators need to know even though we may not be recognized or appreciated, when we see the children that are under our care doing well we will be happy for the changes we are making in their lives.
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ReplyDeleteYour first image really touched my heart today. I have been struggling with illness and questioning if I am in the right place. But seeing that advertisement made my day so much better. I also enjoyed the other two advertisements you posted. It is important to have engaged fathers. It is also important to recognize delays and is a significant impact an ECE professional can have on a child an family.
Thanks,
Danielle