Two very important contributors for the advocacy of children and families have been Abigail Adams Eliot and Marian Wright Edelman. Here are samples of their philosophies and quotes to remember.
Philosophy of Tufts Eliot/Pearson Children's School
We are also committed to valuing individual differences and actively include children and families with a wide variety of racial, ethnic, family, religious, economic and cultural orientations, as well as children with a range of special rights. We believe that it is only by providing and supporting diversity within our classroom that we can enable children and adults to value the richness and importance of a multicultural education and world. Opportunities for exploring the similarities and variation between the children are an integral and important part of the curriculum. Our goal is to take an active stand against any type of bias, and to instill a genuine appreciation and acceptance of one another. http://www.ase.tufts.edu/epcs/aboutphilosophy.asp
Marian Wright Edelman Quotes : If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.
If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.
You really can change the world if you care enough.
The quote from Marian Wright Edelman is very true. I have a similar philosophy about about life. If you do not like it, do thing positive things to change it for the better. I feel that if a child cannot learn the way you teach, educators should change the way they teach!
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