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Child Quotes by John Holt
- No use to shout at them to pay attention. If the situations, the materials, the problems before the child do not interest him, his attention…
- A child whose life is full of the threat and fear of punishment is locked into babyhood. There is no way for him to grow…
- If I had to make a general rule for living and working with children, it might be this: be wary of saying or doing anything…
- It is hard not to feel that there must be something very wrong with much of what we do in school, if we feel the…
- Over the years, I have noticed that the child who learns quickly is adventurous. She's ready to run risks. She approaches life with arms outspread.…
- By now I have come to feel that the fact of being a child, of being wholly subservient and dependent, of being seen by older…
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- As the most social apes, we inhabit a mirror-world in which every important relationship, whether with spouse, friend or child, shapes the… — Diane Ackerman
- Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a world event. — Gaston Bachelard
- I was born into a Christian family and brought up in a Lutheran church. My faith has been the center point of… — Michele Bachmann
- In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that… — Enid Bagnold
- A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. — James A. Baldwin
- There is a 'sanctity' involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of it. — James A. Baldwin