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Eileen Halperin Wins Award
We are very proud to announce that Purple Room teacher, Eileen Halperin, will be honored by Childcare Network of Evanston on March 7th with an Early Childhood Education award. Eileen is part of Cherry's founding staff and has taught preschoolers for over 25 years. Throughout her career, Eileen has been a dedicated, caring, creative, and skilled teacher who has touched the lives of countless children and families in our community.
Reflections on Inclusion
THE DELICATE BALANCING ACT OF INCLUDING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS & ENABLING THEM TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL
--by Rhonda Cohen and Laurie Levy
We are all familiar with Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech:
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal”…I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Board Presidents Report
--by Kendra Morrill
Happy 2010! I hope everyone had a relaxing, peaceful, and fun-filled winter break and an easy transition back to school. We’ve only been back a few weeks and already the semester is in full swing.
Parent Education Corner
THE ABCS OF DISCIPLINE
--by Alissa Chung
One of the most frustrating aspects of being a parent is trying to implement good discipline. Sometimes a child may turn around and repeat the bad behavior the very same day. Or sometimes the child will react with great indifference to the consequences imposed. Or will completely tune out the thoughtful parent explanation such that the parent sounds like she is the voice in the “Peanuts” cartoons. Sometimes these things will happen even when a parent has done everything right. But sometimes a little tweaking of the discipline technique can make a big difference.
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