If I had my way, I’d end all wars and poverty.
ADORA SVITAKStudents read for tests and because their parents ask them to.
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Enthusiasm just creates bubbles; it doesn’t keep them from popping.
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Everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.
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A lot of negative words adults call the young.
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So in that respect I could be called one, although I don’t think I’ll go off the rails.
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I wouldn’t call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers.
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The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
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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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The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been.
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We often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.
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It is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away.
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And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.
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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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I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement.
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Young people are often asked, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ and given advice about how to lead meaningful adult lives.
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But also one with more subtle changes in how we regard gender and gender stereotypes.
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