Words of Inspiration and Motivation

Lyndon B. Johnson an educator, 36th President quote: "Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity."

Janet Gonzalez-Mena, M.A. Writer, consultant in Early Childhood Education, and an educator practioner. "Pictures of children from different races and cultures illustrate the point that the salad pictures weren't really about tossed salad, but about the benefit of diversity."

Louise Derman-Sparks passion that all children were taught in a environment in ways that were really truly nurturing theri ability to grow and develop to their fullest ability.

Raymond Hernandez Ms Ed. His passion is when he goes to work he knows that what they are learning is for their benefit. What motivates Mr. Hernandez is when he was young, he was offered opportunities to help him succeed in life and he wants to be able to give back the same resources he had to the families and children to make a difference. He knows he won't be able to touch them all but the one's he do will keep him motivated to keep on doing what he does for the families.

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Frances Urdy Stewart my mother, my friend, and biggest supporter. My mother was the strongest peron I knew because she had me the oldest at 13 and my sisters before she was 18. Very young but she have always provided for us and supported whatever we chose in life. My mom and I was very close because I grew up with my mother and she was my rock. Before my mother died she told me, "how proud she was of me and never give up because I was always the one who was determined to succeed in life." No matter what obstacles I occured she was my biggest fan and I miss and lover her. I wish she could see me now, eventhough I know she is smiling down on me saying, "you go girl." What else could I say, "that's my mom." I thank her for giving me life, and being their for me.

Angela Lewis Durley my middle sister. Me and Angela have always been close and she always even as a child would come to all my basketball, track, and volleyball games, She was truly inspirational in my life because when I didn't understand my homework she would help me, even now technology is a weakness of mine and she helps me out with the computer and I thank her. Sometimes I like to quit but she is always in my corner no! You almost done. I love her and thank her.

Sherri Brown Stewart my youngest sister. Sherri is the entertainer in the family, she have a beautiful voice and I am trying to let her know that her voice is for the Lord but she keep running but he will get her when she is ready. Sherri and I are really opposite but she calls me all the time and tells me how proud she is of me and she loves me. When it comes to my education even as kid she have always looked up to me because I do not let nothing stand in my way. Keep going like the enigizer bunny. Sherri braigs on her big sister a lot and I love her for that. She have always been in my corner ,I use take her every where with me. My sisters are my biggest supporters.

Norma Tyson my aunte. I didn't see my aunte much but she would call me all the time as a little girl and ask me, "what I wanted to be," and she would tell me,"you can be anything you want to be never let anyone or anything stop you." As I got older me and my aunte are really close now and she always call and check up on me and my sisters and she tell us how proud she is of us for sticking together even when my mother passed. I love my aunte because she to is the oldest and stride and achieved great things in her life.

My last and favorite uncle Aaron Durley. My uncle was my favorite because I was the first grandchild and he took me every where he went. Even though my uncle did live long he was the one who told me," that I was destined for something big in life and I watched you grow and mature into a beautiful young women. I thank him for that because he was a strong male figure in my life when my dad was not around. I miss him so much. Unfortunately he didn't take pictures that much but I am still looking searching for some.

These people reall impacted my life and pushed me to be the best that I could be. They may not had much in life but their encouraging words is what drive and motivates me today.

Meaningful quote to me. Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money-in that order, it is a process, a never ending one. By Bel Kaufman.

A title of a children's book I love and what you love about it. I really don't have a favorite children book because I love a few books but I do love books by Bill Cosby "Little Bill" and Ezra Keats.
I love these books because they talk about different situations in urban African American communities.