Able Quote by William James

All that we need explicitly to note is that, the more the passive attention is relied on, by keeping the material interesting; and the…

— William James

I try to impress upon my students the importance of looking, listening... paying attention, in other words. You must pay attention.

— Nikki Giovanni

The development of the faculty of attention forms the real object and almost the sole interest of studies.

— Simone Weil

“Attention is a resource as abundant as sunlight. It streams outward all day long whether we choose to tap into it or not. By…

— Scott Edmund Miller

Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally…

— John Dewey

A teacher should, above all things, first induce a desire in the pupil for the acquisition he wishes to impart.

— Horace Mann

The job of a teacher is to excite in the young a boundless sense of curiosity about life, so that the growing child shall…

— John Garrett

At a given moment a child becomes interested in a piece of work, showing it by the expression of his face, by his intense…

— Maria Montessori

If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which tends to help toward the complete unfolding of life.…

— Maria Montessori

Attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it.

— Tryon Edwards

An eager learner brings to fore, the abilities of a great teacher.

— Terry Mark

Attention is the fundamental instrument we use for learning, thinking, communicating, deciding, yet neither parents nor schools spend any time helping young people learn…

— Howard Rheingold