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> [In early childhood, children develop a set of symbols that 'stand for' things they see in the world around them... Children are happy with symbolic drawing until about the age of eight or nine... when children develop a passion for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/in-early-childhood-children-develop-a-set-of-symbols-that-stand-for/)

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## More by Betty Edwards

> [In early childhood, children develop a set of symbols that 'stand for' things they see in the world around them... Children are happy with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/in-early-childhood-children-develop-a-set-of-symbols-that-stand-for/)

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> [An individual's ability to draw is... the ability to shift to a different-from-ordinary way of processing visual information - to shift from verbal, analytic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/an-individual-s-ability-to-draw-is-the-ability-to-shift-to-a/)

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> [Be clear in your mind why learning to draw well is important. Drawing enables you to see in that special, epiphanous way that artists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/be-clear-in-your-mind-why-learning-to-draw-well-is-important-drawing/)

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> [As a teacher and parent, I've had a very personal interest in seeking new ways of teaching. Like most other teachers and parents, I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/as-a-teacher-and-parent-i-ve-had-a-very-personal-interest-in-seeking/)

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> [Art has this long history, predating even language, of expressing nonverbal information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/art-has-this-long-history-predating-even-language-of-expressing/)

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> [“Over the last forty years, many educators, decision-makers, and even some parents have come to regard the arts as peripheral, and let’s face it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/over-the-last-forty-years-many-educators-decision-makers-and-even/)

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> [As parents, we can do a great deal to further this goal by helping our children develop alternative ways of knowing the world verbally/analytically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/as-parents-we-can-do-a-great-deal-to-further-this-goal-by-helping-our/)

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> [As each new skill is learned, you will merge it with those previously learned until, one day, you are simply drawing - just as,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/as-each-new-skill-is-learned-you-will-merge-it-with-those-previously/)

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> [Creativity is the ability to find new solutions to a problem or new modes of expression; thus it brings into existence something new to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/creativity-is-the-ability-to-find-new-solutions-to-a-problem-or-new/)

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> [“Paper: Some inexpensive plain bond paper A pad of Strathmore Drawing Paper, 80 lb., 11" × 14" Pencils: A #2 ordinary yellow writing pencil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/paper-some-inexpensive-plain-bond-paper-a-pad-of-strathmore-drawing/)

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> [Clearly the work of a master teacher who has deep knowledge of his subject and enormous empathy for his students and his readers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/clearly-the-work-of-a-master-teacher-who-has-deep-knowledge-of-his/)

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