"At school, when kids are being encouraged to get the one right answer and fill in that bubble, people can do things that enable their children to solve problems in multiple ways: "Can you think of different ways to make the bed?" It costs nothing, and the child is learning, "I have good ideas, I can be creative, and I can show you that I have confidence.""

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Source : Source: www.wbur.org

Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

#Children Quotes #School Quotes #Kids Quotes

“I love working for the people of Indiana. I love helping our citizens make the most of their lives, but I do not love Congress.”

Source : "Indiana's Bayh To Retire From Senate". Interview with Melissa Block, www.npr.org. February 15, 2010.
“Being an atheist means you have to realise that when you die, that really is it. You've got to make the most of what you've got here and spread as much influence as you can. I believe that you only live through the influence that you spread, whether that means having a kid or making music”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I would ditch school if my CD was scratched up or I couldnt get batteries. I wasnt trying to get on the bus and not be listening to music.”
“I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage.”
“No one who was normal ever made history.”
“Any good music must be an innovation.”
“We [with Alix MacKenzie] had decided we needed further training, and certainly Leach was the one we turned to. So we went to England this summer and we took examples of our work along with us and showed them to Bernard Leach and told him what we were trying to do. And of course he took one look at our work and he said - very quickly he said, "I'm sorry, we're full up," and this was his way of politely saying, you just don't make the cut.”
“...if we are to make significant progress on meeting these Goals and stay true to the promise the world made to build a better, fairer world for all, there is no time to lose in putting in place the necessary policies and resources needed to achieve these aims.”

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