We often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.
ADORA SVITAKIt seems we’re not only uninformed about our present.
More Adora Svitak Quotes
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To show that you truly care, you listen.
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No matter what size you are, it still isn’t good enough.
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We’re ignorant of our past.
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Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
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Rather than us trying to change girls in order to fit into the common mold of what we think a CEO looks like.
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And when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.
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I was thrilled to be able to read at three.
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Op-eds and studies can highlight our decreased enthusiasm for Facebook ’til the cows come home.
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Our words can have power that we don’t think we have in everyday life.
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Let’s abolish the term ‘childish’ because adults normally cause the largest problems.
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In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.
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We’re used to the characteristics of social media – participation, connection, instant gratification.
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Make sure that your kids or the kids in your life have an opportunity to share their ideas.
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But also one with more subtle changes in how we regard gender and gender stereotypes.
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Maybe we don’t need to wait for our grandchildren’s questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.
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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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To try to teach ignoring technology is to ignore the progress that we have made over the last century.
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The point of my work is to make it clear that all youth can make ‘big miracles’ happen.
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You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow
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Since the age of four, I’ve been exploring what I can do with the written word.
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Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children.
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If school is preparation for the real world.
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But I think it’s very important to tell children that you can read for fun, too, and to understand human spirit. It builds empathy.
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A lot of negative words adults call the young.
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Where no girl is denied access to education, for instance.
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Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step.
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