"Quotes of Wisdom and Passion from Educators"

"Quotes of Wisdom and Passion from Educators"


The Wisdom-

These are two quotes from the educators we were told to research this week from the "Sectors from the Early Childhood Field" multimedia presentation.  The two people I chose were Dr. Sammuel Meisels and Dr. Deborah Stipek.  Both have very strong opinions about how children should be taught.  Their insights have really put a new perspective on the type of teacher I want to be.

“Teachers can motivate students only if they themselves are motivated. They can make students feel valued and secure only if they feel valued and secure; they can foster enthusiasm for learning in students only if they are enthusiastic about teaching. The school culture can make or break a teacher in the same way that the classroom culture can support or undermine students' efforts to learn.”


 -Dr. Deborah Stipek

“Results from high-stakes tests should not be used as proxies or substitutes for teacher quality and child learning.”


- Dr. Samuel J. Meisels

The Passion -


"I just simply love children!"


- Louise Derman - Spartks 

"The Shapes of Me"

  This post is going to show you through a web the people that shaped and molded me into the person I am today.  The people are my mom, my dad, my great-grandmother, my grandmother, and my fourth grade teacher,  

Jana Manning- is my mother.  She is the one who has pushed me to be the best person I can be even with having been diagnosed with Turner's Syndrome.  I love her so much because she is always there for me.
Keith Manning-is my father.  He has taught me to always listen to the other person and realize it is okay not to have to have the last word in on a conversation.  He has always taught me to listen.
Sarah Davies-my great-grandmother, taught me to love to read and sing songs.  She is one of the reasons I know all my nursery rhymes that I can recite to my children in class!  My great-grandmother also taught me to love history and the importance of it.
Pat McBryde- my grandmother taught me to love my family very much!  She told me family is the most important invention God made on Earth.  You only have one family, so love them each and every day!  She  also made sure I got my homework done everyday.
Mrs. Foster-my fourth grade teacher, Showed me I could be whatever I wanted to be in my life.  I thank her for it!

Seuss Biography

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The Secret to a Life Well Lived, as Explained by Dr. Suess

"A person's a person, no matter how small."
-Dr. Suess

The Pages that Changed My Life

I  have two favorite children's books that shaped me as a child.  One was "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss.  I remember being really proud that I could read that book to my daddy by the end of kindergarten.  The next book was "Jenny's Surprise".  It was a Little Golden Book about two kittens a little girl named Jenny found on a trip to her grandmother's house on the beach.  What our your two favorite books you remember being read to you or you reading as a child?

Live,  Learn, Laugh, and Love

Hello Out There,
        Yes, I wonder if  anyone will ever truly read this blog and take insight to what I have to say in regard to living life, learning, having fun, and most importantly loving.  I may not have any very significant insights, but I am certainly going to try to have some laughable moments from the life of this child of God, wife, daughter,  sister, and Kindergarten teacher.  First,  I will introduce myself, my name is Kelly Banik. I am from the wonderful state of Mississippi. Yes, I said "WONDERFUL"!!!  Personally, I feel Mississippi gets a bad rap,but that is totally another blog for another day.  I am married to a wonderful man named Robert.  We have one cat named Jenny, who was rescued from underneath my car before leaving the school where I teach.  I enjoy riding horses, reading, spending time with my family,  watching musicals, and watching children gain understanding about something for the first time.!!  
     My goal for this blog is for it to become a place where I can share thoughts on how to live better, like learning better, have fun better, and love people better. I hope my family, friends, and classmates will be able to help give me feed back to make this blog better, and a fun place to learn new and exciting events about life. I hope everyone is ready for this amateur author's life.  I might enjoy creating a blog more than I thought!!!

My babies

Me

Jenny the Cat and I

My wonderful husband and I