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  1. Jun 2020
    1. n's enrollment in college and th

      We owe it to ourselves and the people around us to focus on the present rather than worrying about things that are out of our control.

    2. If children do indeed speak using 100 languages, then in order to understand what children are saying, adults must lis-ten with all of their

      If we have a strong image of the child, we need to place value in mindful listening and awareness.

  2. May 2020
    1. Children have a right to a good school — a goodbuilding, good teachers, right time, good activities.This is the right of ALL children.

      I completely agree with this. As a school leader, I have the opportunity to help create this for our children, families and staff.

    2. As life flows with thethoughts of the children, we need to be open, weneed to change our ideas; we need to be comfortablewith the restless nature of life.

      Reminds me of the importance of being a flexible human being.

    1. couldintheirowncontextreflectontheseideas

      Yes! As a relatively new school, we are creating our identity in own context. How can the history and evolution of East San Jose help support this?

    2. co-responsiblepartners

      I completely agree with this concept of families as co-responsible partners rather than consumers. I'd love to learn how other Early Head Start/Head Start programs are able to achieve this when families may not have the flexibility in their schedules due to work/school schedules. Anyone have ideas?

    3. Thefirstschoolwasbuiltwithproceedsfromthesaleofatank,sometrucks,andafewhorsesleftbehindbytheretreatingGermanarmy.

      I had no idea. It's so incredible what people can do when they work together with a common goal. Incredible!