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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of “Week
of the Young Child” with Starting at Zero
By Sandra Rojas for Cinemacy
This week kicks off the 50th anniversary
of “Week of the Young Child”—a tradition
started in 1971 by NAEYC to recognize the
importance of early learning, young children,
their teachers, families, and communities.
The debate about ways to enhance our
system of education often lacks voices to
represent our youngest learners. Our concern
about increasing test scores for school-age
children and similar standards of evaluation
fails to shed light on the conversation we
Starting at Zero: Reimagining Education in America, courtesy of Abramorama.
really should be having, and that is the attention
to the earliest years. In the documentary
Starting at Zero: Reimagining Education in
America, director Willa Kammerer effectively
highlights this too often neglected topic in
a powerful way.
We see this movement begin to take shape
at the top levels as Governors from states like
Montana, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi
and most notably Alabama, collectively
recognize that our future depends on our
ability to meet the needs of young children
by providing consistent high-quality education
experiences before they start kindergarten.
Most importantly, however, is understanding
what that education looks like.
We quickly learn that, of all the states in
our nation, Alabama is a shining star, leading
the nation as an example of how to prioritize
and embrace quality early learning. The collaboration
they have established between the
public, private, and business sectors to achieve
this common goal is beyond impressive. The
results of their efforts over the years continue
to reflect indisputable positive results, and
we should all be taking notes.
As an early childhood educator for over
25 years, I found this documentary to be
more than inspiring. It really captures the
essence of what a quality early education
looks like, which is not just learning A-B-C’s.
Starting at Zero reminds us all that, if we
want to foster creative, collaborative, socially
responsible individuals, we need to find a
way to give all children a safe environment
with high-quality teachers, so they can play,
learn, create, laugh and eventually make
a positive impact in the world. To watch
the film for free, visit: https://mailchi.mp/
startingatzerothefilm/woyc.
– Sandra Rojas, Director of Sand Tots
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