Book details

  • Genre:education
  • Sub-genre:Early Childhood
  • Language:English
  • Pages:100
  • Paperback ISBN:9798350982268

Wisdom for the Journey

Reflections of Early Childhood Educators

By Alicia D. Smith, Beverlyn Cain and Ruth Ann H. Ball

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Overview

This book is a reflection of three early education professionals on their career journeys and lessons learned, including their inspirations to teach and the encouragement, challenges, and changes they experienced along the way. Also included are reader reflections to provide wisdom and courage for current and future early care and education professionals.
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Description

In 2010, three educators met at a national early childhood conference. We took different journeys to our career paths, but we had the same passion for teaching. Over the years, we've laughed together, collaborated with and learned from each other, and shared our stories. Most importantly, we shared the foundational memories that brought us to early childhood education. Now, we share our reflections on teaching, people who have influenced our lives, and challenges we have experienced over our combined 162 years as early care and education professionals.
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About The Author

Alicia D. Smith, EdD, is a retired Arizona and North Carolina community college educator and a former Massachusetts university educator and administrator. She has been the director of nationally accredited early learning programs in Massachusetts and North Carolina. She currently lives in Arizona, where she has been instrumental in implementing major early childhood initiatives in the state.
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