Words of Inspiration

"A nation that does not stand up for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand strong in the twenty-first century."-- Marian Wright Edelman

"With the right approach, a plain white hat and a plate full of yarn spaghetti can contribute to a young child's cognitive development."--Deborah Leong, Ph.D.

“Using an anti-biased approach has an impact, not just on the children, but on the teachers who have to kind of figure out who they are and understand themselves and uncover their own discomforts and misinformation.” –Louise Dermon Sparks, Professor Emeritus at Pacific Oak College, CA

“I’m not here to save the world. I’m here to just make a difference in the community that I’m working in.”—Raymond Hernandez, Executive Director at the School of Early Childhood Education

Personal Childhood Web

You will find my personal childhood web on the bottom of this page. I also posted the pictures of the four family members who love and supported me the most. These individuals helped mold me to be the person I am today!

I will always remember...

My last year's class was very bright and very quiet. I had one little girl who would barely even speak when I was around. Even when working one on one she was extremely timid. She was a 'B/C' average student. Now she is in the 4th grade. During recess a few weeks ago, she walks up to me and says, "Here Miss Harris. This is for you." She gave me a white envelope that said "MISS HARRIS" on the front. I opened it up. She had typed a letter to me over the weekend saying how she loved being in my class and she would always remember me. The letter touched my heart so much that I gave her a hug and said, "Thank you!" I talked to her father about it a few days later and he elaborated on how much of an influence I was on her last year. I didn't expect this at all!

One of my Favorite Quotes

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it"~Proverbs 22:6. This quote from the Bible is especially meaningful to me because I can personally relate to it. My father became a preacher when I was 4 years old. So, from then until I was 18 years old I was in church just about every Sunday and Wednesday. When I attended college I diverted from the way I was raised and chose to do what I wanted to do. That path led to many mistakes. Now, here I am 7 years later, living my life the way I was taught to years ago.