And when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.
ADORA SVITAKWe often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.
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The reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it.
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Everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.
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It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age.
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To try to teach ignoring technology is to ignore the progress that we have made over the last century.
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There are lots of different interpretations of the word ‘prodigy.’
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Where no girl is denied access to education, for instance.
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You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow
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The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.
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Due to the fact that we are not jaded or cynical.
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My family joke that I’m really a very senior person who accidentally happens to be 11.
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If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success.
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All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain – and pretty much nothing else.
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I was thrilled to be able to read at three.
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Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
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And ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.
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Because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to ‘this costs too much’ or ‘that’s impossible.’
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Recently did an on-line test called ‘What’s Your True Age?’ My result was 50-60 years old.
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Discriminatory word when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.
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Then to ignore technology is to become obsolete.
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The traits the word ‘childish’ addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age.
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Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal.
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But it doesn’t change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.
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I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, ‘Flying Fingers,’ debuted.
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As children, we have a tenuous idea of love.
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The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
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By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media.
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