Recently did an on-line test called ‘What’s Your True Age?’ My result was 50-60 years old.
ADORA SVITAKIt reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama.
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I would say that kids are great in many ways.
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A lot of negative words adults call the young.
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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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Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal.
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By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media.
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And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.
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But also one with more subtle changes in how we regard gender and gender stereotypes.
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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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Since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.
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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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The reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it.
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We’re used to the characteristics of social media – participation, connection, instant gratification.
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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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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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By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection.
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