Beauregard Parish Head Start Provides the Right Environment
In DeRidder, Louisiana, Mary V. Self, a Beauregard Parish Head Start center teacher, lets the children have free play in the early morning arrival so that she can determine their emotional outlook. The children love to express themselves during this time, she feels, and she says that "a child cannot learn when he is not happy with himself or his environment."
Mary also feels that teachers have a great responsibility to provide a pleasant environment for the children- as well as a pleasant appearance and behavior.
Submitted by Beauregard Parish Head Start, 304 Martin Luther King Drive, DeRidder, LA 70634. Center Director: Estella Scott.