Additional Praise

Additional praise for Rethinking Early Childhood Education

"This book is a real page-turner. I just couldn’t put it down! It’s a treasure store of short, interesting pieces by famous and not so famous authors, all of whom write from their hearts and experiences. The subject is so important — equity and social justice — and the writing brings it all down to earth. Everybody should read this book!"

— Janet Gonzalez-Mena
Early childhood consultant and author of Diversity in Early Care and Education: Honoring Differences

"This volume is a beacon of progressive early childhood teaching practices. I was constantly impressed with the intimate understanding of young children that shone through teachers’ descriptions of how they engage young children and their families in inclusive practices, critical thinking, and social activism to address biases and inequities and to foster connections to the natural world and critical appraisals of consumerism. When I started reading this book, I could not put it down!"

— Patricia Ramsey
Professor of Psychology and Education, Mount Holyoke College, and author of Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World: Multicultural Education for Young Children.

"Rethinking Early Childhood Education places understanding of what is mine, what is yours, and what is ours at the center of the development of values in childhood and therefore emphasizes the importance teaching for social justice and cultural sensitivity during the early years of life. The book discusses culturally sensitive anti-bias teaching and the importance of play; it is also full of ideas about engaging parents and communities in children's development, teaching ideas and suggestions about how teachers can become children's advocates. It is an invaluable, useful addition to the literature of early childhood education."

— Herb Kohl
Author and educator. His most recent book is Painting Chinese: A Lifelong Teacher Gains the Wisdom of Youth.