"It makes little sense to spend a month teaching decimal fractions to fourth-grade pupils when they can be taught in a week, and better understood and retained, by sixth-grade students. Child-centeredness does not mean lack of rigor or standards; it does mean finding the best match between curricula and children's developing interests and abilities."

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Source : David Elkind (1995). “TIES THAT STRESS”, p.131, Harvard University Press

David Elkind

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“I played for my first church service when I was nine years old. I was sufficiently tall to be able to reach the pedals. The first hymn I played was Bringing in the Sheaves, and to this day I can play it in any key. I graduated to a Hammond organ a few years later when we went to another church, and then in high school came one of the loves of my life, the pipe organ. The sound of the pipe organ still gives me a thrill, whether soft strings or drowning out the orchestra as in Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra.”

Source : Source: www.barbaraharbach.com
“Masculinity & femininity are just styles. They are interpretations”
“our domestic lives reflect the major trend that dominates the consumer marketplace today: an ever-increasing emphasis on variety and choice. ... we find ourselves inventing our lives as we go along, improvising in an effort to take advantage of the bewildering range of choices that we face.”
“The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be.”
“One of the things that kills Buddhist spiritual life is excessive seriousness.”
“When you believe, the impossible becomes possible. What you believe will become what is true. Your optimism today will determine your level of success tomorrow. Donâ€™t look at your challenges; look up and look out into the future. Donâ€™t focus on your circumstances. Focus on the right beliefs that will help you build your success.”

Source : Jon Gordon (2014). “The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All”, p.35, John Wiley & Sons
“The best friend will probably acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is founded on the talent for friendship.”
“I feel as if I'm in on a pass and am damn lucky to have whatever I have. It could all be taken away in a second.”

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