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I was most struck by Carolyn’s stillness and concentration as she listened to teachers reflect. It was obvious that all of her attention was focused on the conversation, with utmost respect for the teachers’ ideas. As a relatively new early childhood director decades ago, I was so fortunate to have Carolyn Edwards as one of my mentors on my leadership journey. She worked with our staff over the course of one year, helping us learn to be better thinkers, not settling for the surface level answer, but always pushing ourselves to go a little deeper. I’ve asked two colleagues, also people whose leadership journeys I very much admire, to take over the rest of this column as we honor the life of a true way-shower in our field.
- Nancy
Carolyn Edwards, early childhood scholar, co-editor of The Hundred Languages of Children and author of other notable publications, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2018, after a year-long illness.
Carolyn Edwards brought us together as colleagues and life-long friends some 30 years ago. John was her doctoral student and graduate assistant and Debbie was her colleague, both at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Indeed, Carolyn’s professional ...