My family joke that I’m really a very senior person who accidentally happens to be 11.
ADORA SVITAKThere’s no committee that says, ‘This is the type of person who can change the world – and you can’t.
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Since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.
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Due to the fact that we are not jaded or cynical.
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Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children.
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There’s no committee that says, ‘This is the type of person who can change the world – and you can’t.
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By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media.
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We often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.
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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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History is made every day.
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Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal.
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If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we’d have a better world.
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It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age.
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We always reference kids but very rarely ask their opinion.
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The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.
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Not just for me, but for everyone.
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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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A real world that is increasingly technology-driven.
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Everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.
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Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
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I would say that kids are great in many ways.
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No matter what size you are, it still isn’t good enough.
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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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You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow
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Let’s abolish the term ‘childish’ because adults normally cause the largest problems.
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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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And ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.
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By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection.
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