Inspiration

"I tell my students, whatever your favorite cause, if you do not intend to pursue that effort for 25 years, do yourself a favor — don't start. You have to be prepared to hang in there for the long run."- Edward Zigler

Perkins-Gough, D. (2007). Giving Intervention a Head Start: A Conversation with Edward Zigler. Educational Leadership, 65(2), 8-14. Retrieved March 21, 2011 from EBSCOhost.

"If teachers wish someone else would teach certain students, or if they express the belief that some students are incapable of succeeding in the class, what is the likelihood that they are continuing to problem solve to help these students succeed? The issue is not about caring- teacher truly care about their students. It is about setting expectations and working from a perspective of optimism and possibilities rather than one of pessimism and problems." -Marilyn Friend & Kimberly Pope

Friend, M., & Pope, K. L. (2005). Creating Schools in Which All Students Can Succeed. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 41(2), 56-61. Retrieved March 21, 2011, from EBSCOhost.

“I had a built in passion that it was important to make a real contribution to the world and to fix all the injustices that existed in the world... and I wanted to do that through teaching.” - Louise Derman-Sparks

The Passion for Early Childhood. [Video resources]. (2011, March 11). [Louise Derman-Sparks]. Laureate Education, INC. Retrieved from Walden University.