I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, ‘Flying Fingers,’ debuted.
ADORA SVITAKCEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement.
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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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Mostly, I avoid worrying since the time spent doing it could be spent more constructively.
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By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection.
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Then to ignore technology is to become obsolete.
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Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to.
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Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn’t blow their own horn.
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And when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.
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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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The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.
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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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If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success.
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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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My family joke that I’m really a very senior person who accidentally happens to be 11.
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We’re used to the characteristics of social media – participation, connection, instant gratification.
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With writing, I can express myself, really, and share my ideas and just let my thoughts flow out.
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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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Since the age of four, I’ve been exploring what I can do with the written word.
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We should all be more aware of what’s going on in the world around us and less ignorant.
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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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And to teach you something about what we know.
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Success on the front of women’s rights will look like a world not only with obvious advances.
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Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
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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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The fact that a baby can be born today and condemned to a life of hardship, struggle.
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Since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.
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I just thought everyone loved reading as much as I did.
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