I have noticed over the years at conferences, cocktail parties and staff meetings that we early childhood educators greatly pride ourselves on our tolerance of individual differences and our nurturance of individual strengths. We teach the whole child including emotional, social and physical development as well as cognitive skills in our curriculum. We speak glowingly of such human traits as diversity and creativity.
Billie Thomas is Program Director and Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Studies at Eastern Montana College in Billings.