Mcmillan Sisters Essay

Helping children to have a better life is a goal of mine. I want to be a great influence and to be able to impact the lives of children like the McMillan sister have done. The McMillan sisters Margaret and Rachel wanted to create a way to help better the lives of children. Margaret and Rachel wanted to help the children who came from poverty be able to get their basic needs met. "They began to visit the homes of the poor, leading them to lives of social activism, focused on improving the lives of the 'slum child '" ( Historical Foundations of Early Childhood Education ). The McMillan sisters suffered tragedies of watching how easily sickness and poverty can affect children from their own family life. They lost their father and their younger …show more content…
They children became self-reliant and found ways to learn through fun and interest. Margaret and Rachel McMillan believe in children being able to learn from firsthand experience. In the nursery school run by the McMillan sisters, there was a strong emphasis on children being outdoors and playing outdoors. The children learned to set their own tables for meals and how to share food. The children at the McMillan school also were able to have naps on cots during nap time. The McMillan sister wanted to make sure the children they cared for were well rounded and cared for. The sister cared deeply for the children and wanted them to be happy and healthy. The sister cared for the children future growth and …show more content…
When I was younger and going to elementary school I looked forward to going to school. I knew at school I would be able to eat a good breakfast and lunch. I grew up living with my dad, he didn 't work and received social security disability. Growing up on a limited income I enjoyed being able to go to school and have good meals for free. There are a lot of children just like me out there who can 't wait to go to school to eat breakfast or eat lunch. Being able to get a free or reduced school lunch is very beneficial for children. It was a great help for me and my siblings growing up. Until taking this intro to early childhood course I never really put much thought into how school meals came about. I just kind of assumed that providing meals was something school just did. I thought it was amazing to learn that two women fought to get the 1906 Provision of School Meals Act passed so that way children would be able to have a nutritious meal during their day at school to help them learn