Sunday, November 28, 2010

Lyndon B. Johnson and Marian Wright Edeilman Excerpts

When Jonson return to San Marco`s in 1965, after having signed the Higher Education Act of 1965, he stated,

"I shall never forget the faces of the boys and the girls in that little Welhousen Mexican school, and I remember even yet the pain of realizing and knowing then that college was closed to practically everyone of those children because they were too poor. And I think it was then that I made up my mind that his nation could never rest while the door to knowledge remained closed to any American".

Marian Wright Edeilman
Mission of Statement
  • Found and President children Defense fund
  • Mission of the children's Defense funds ensuring every child has a safe start, health start, fair start, and moral start in life and to be successful in life as an adult with the help of families and communities


Quotes About Passion, Motivation, and Wisdom

L. Sparks
Laura Sparks wanted to be a teacher. she wanted to fix the built in injustice. Laura Sparks seen the wonderful impact on the teachers and the children finding out who they are and also understanding who they were.

S. Escobido
S. Escobido was looking for a better opportunity, she wanted to help shape a child life for the better. She help the parents to learn how to talk to policy maker, tell their story, how to write a letter and share their voice regardless of the challenges.

R. Hernandez
He intrus motivation for the work he done, his work is to inspire and benefit the children, not him. R. Hernandez wanted to make a difference in the community.

R. Cooper
She wanted to empowered women. R. Cooper cares about the children and their needs, also she wanted what was best for them. She also believes that family policy is important.

L. Lara
L. Lara passion comes from her experience from her parents. She said that family needs support and access to resources, so they can thrives. She also wants to bring her ideas into action by changing policy pratice and influence research. 

1 comment:

  1. I am trying so hard to get the hang of doing a blog post.

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