There have been several quotes that I have heard or read that have inspired me in my teaching career. As a program director that statement has been important to me as I guide and plan for training the staff as been...

"Children who engage in rich conversations with responsive adults become reflective thinkers.  Conversation brings deeper meaning to life as children seek to contemplate and understand their world.  Conversation is the comprehension connection." Ketch

As adults in the classroom we have a responsibility to facilitate conversations with children that not only stimulate them to think and communicate on a deeper level, but conversations that challenge us to dig deeper and answer the questions that the children ask of us.