"If Rip Van Winkle came back, there's only one institution he would recognize: "Oh! That's a school. Kids are still sitting in rows, still listening to the font of wisdom at the front of the classroom.""

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Source : Source: www.wbur.org

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

#Rip Quotes #School Quotes #Kids Quotes

“Progress comes from caring more about what needs to be done than about who gets the credit”
“I expect a zombie to show up on 'Sesame Street' soon, teaching kids to count.”

Source : Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. February 12, 2008.
“You dont have to let your life be destroyed by diabetes. You can reclaim your life.”
“A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to be thinking, that are not smart in themselves. But when you have a network of them together, out of that arises a kind of smartness.”
“I've never really been aware of what is said about me, whether it's positive or negative. I ignore it. I've always had the mind-set: 'No one can challenge me better than myself.'”
“I'm more interested in moving toward writing stories - thinking about the graphic novel form, and just something more long-form. I did a lot of literary translation in college. Translation is an art. But for sure writing has always been a part of how I think through my ideas.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I need to learn to be more assertive.”
“The races are in fact disappearing, although the process will require thousands of years at present rates”

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