Maybe we don’t need to wait for our grandchildren’s questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.
ADORA SVITAKStudents read for tests and because their parents ask them to.
More Adora Svitak Quotes
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No matter your position or place in life.
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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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I was thrilled to be able to read at three.
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There are lots of different interpretations of the word ‘prodigy.’
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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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Then to ignore technology is to become obsolete.
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But where’s the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
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Since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.
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My own is of someone who is talented and tries to help other children.
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I would say that kids are great in many ways.
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We’re ignorant of our past.
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Not just for me, but for everyone.
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Like ‘naive,’ ‘impulsive’ and ‘way too connected online,’ are all things we can turn into strengths to help us.
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A lot of negative words adults call the young.
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Op-eds and studies can highlight our decreased enthusiasm for Facebook ’til the cows come home.
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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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Recently did an on-line test called ‘What’s Your True Age?’ My result was 50-60 years old.
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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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We all love people who give credit to others for their success.
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We always reference kids but very rarely ask their opinion.
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Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children.
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The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors’ pushup bras?
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We often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.
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If school is preparation for the real world.
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If I had my way, I’d end all wars and poverty.
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I realise I’m still a child, though I do feel older.
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