Mining Nuggets

Early count down begins

Is this an early start to countdown to Thanksgiving? Arriving in Buffalo to facilitate a professional development day with University at Buffalo Child Care Center staff. Looking out at the sea of faces of child care teachers and adminis...

Old is as old does

Quote of the day:"You're an old lady ..." said a three-year-old preschooler to me yesterday while I was visiting one of my early childhood education students in her field placement. The little fellow sauntered up to me and asked my name....

Taking the time

Quote of the day:Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. Georgia O'Keefe [Seen today in the Exhibits Hall at CAEYC Conference - at the Blue...

Count down to Thanksgiving, 2017

My very first NAEYC conference was in Atlanta. I was terrified of the crowds, fast moving glass elevators that raced to the top of tens of stories, and the bright lights of the enormous hotels. I couldn’t believe I was there. As I sat in...