Book Quote by George A. Sheehan

“The more we want our children to be (1) lifelong learners, genuinely excited about words and numbers and ideas, (2) avoid sticking with what’s…

— Alfie Kohn

“I just question the value of isolated math, science and literary skills - especially when they're achieved at the expense of social skills -…

— Muffy Mead-Ferro

The moment your kid's born you realize no one knows anything. No one goes to classes. You just have a kid. You can read…

— Hugh Jackman

If you're going to equalize the academic playing field, you've got to get the kids in early childhood programs.

— Paul Vallas

I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take…

— Paul Wellstone

I have an absolutely unshakable faith in kids, grounded in the fact that I worked for three years in one of the worst public…

— Michelle Rhee

I really do fervently believe that every child deserves to have the kind of access to educational opportunities, broadly defined, including music and sports,…

— Condoleezza Rice

We destroy the love of learning in children, which is so strong when they are small, by encouraging and compelling them to work for…

— John Holt

Fifty percent of all meaningful education takes place in the home. What do you share with your child? You share your interests. I was…

— Walter Dean Myers

It's a cliché to state that one should think like a child, but it's clear that kids know something that the world tries to…

— John Darnielle

Praise your child explicitly for how capable they are of learning rather than telling them how smart they are.

— Carol S. Dweck

If education recognizes the intrinsic value of the child's personality and provides an environment suited to spiritual growth, we have the revelation of an…

— Maria Montessori