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Book SynopsisVoices of Early Childhood Educators presents powerful, living stories of early childhood students and practitioners. Susan Bernheimer clearly shows the importance of their stories for understanding the challenges now facing our field, including valuable insights into new forms of resilience and development. Bernheimer invites college students and their instructors into an eye-opening journey with early childhood professionals today.
Trade Review«Through personal stories about diversity, marginality, injustice, and resilience, we are drawn into the complex lives of those who work with young children. This book is a model of what it means to learn and teach from a position of deep respect for the lived experiences of those around us.» (Mara Sapon-Shevin, Syracuse University)
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Voices of Early Childhood Educators should be required reading for all student teachers, not only those who are bound to work with diverse learners and families but perhaps even more importantly, those (few) who still live in relatively homogenous neighborhoods or towns…unaware the demographics of the world are changing.» (Ailie Cleghorn, Concordia University, Quebec, Canada)
«This is a heartwarming and wise book. It deserves attention from all teacher educators.» (Margie Carter, Co-author,
Training Teachers:
A Harvest of Theory and Practice)
«Through personal stories about diversity, marginality, injustice, and resilience, we are drawn into the complex lives of those who work with young children. This book is a model of what it means to learn and teach from a position of deep respect for the lived experiences of those around us.» (Mara Sapon-Shevin, Syracuse University)
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Voices of Early Childhood Educators should be required reading for all student teachers, not only those who are bound to work with diverse learners and families but perhaps even more importantly, those (few) who still live in relatively homogenous neighborhoods or towns…unaware the demographics of the world are changing.» (Ailie Cleghorn, Concordia University, Quebec, Canada)
«This is a heartwarming and wise book. It deserves attention from all teacher educators.» (Margie Carter, Co-author,
Training Teachers:
A Harvest of Theory and Practice)
Table of ContentsContents: Child Care: An Institution at Risk – Illuminating Hidden Worlds – The Reflective Practitioner – The Long Reach of Our Stories – Tales of the Future – Paths to Leadership – My Journey as an Instructor – A Changing World.
