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.
ADORA SVITAKBut where’s the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
More Adora Svitak Quotes
-
-
And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.
ADORA SVITAK -
Not just for me, but for everyone.
ADORA SVITAK -
Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children.
ADORA SVITAK -
Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn’t blow their own horn.
ADORA SVITAK -
I wouldn’t call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers.
ADORA SVITAK -
It is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away.
ADORA SVITAK -
Let’s abolish the term ‘childish’ because adults normally cause the largest problems.
ADORA SVITAK -
Where no girl is denied access to education, for instance.
ADORA SVITAK -
The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been.
ADORA SVITAK -
Our words can have power that we don’t think we have in everyday life.
ADORA SVITAK -
My own is of someone who is talented and tries to help other children.
ADORA SVITAK -
Rather than us trying to change girls in order to fit into the common mold of what we think a CEO looks like.
ADORA SVITAK -
There are lots of different interpretations of the word ‘prodigy.’
ADORA SVITAK -
But where’s the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
ADORA SVITAK -
None of my friends don’t have Facebook accounts.
ADORA SVITAK -
I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, ‘Flying Fingers,’ debuted.
ADORA SVITAK -
Then to ignore technology is to become obsolete.
ADORA SVITAK -
Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something.
ADORA SVITAK -
My family joke that I’m really a very senior person who accidentally happens to be 11.
ADORA SVITAK -
We should all be more aware of what’s going on in the world around us and less ignorant.
ADORA SVITAK -
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.
ADORA SVITAK -
And when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.
ADORA SVITAK -
The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.
ADORA SVITAK -
We’re ignorant of our past.
ADORA SVITAK -
Due to the fact that we are not jaded or cynical.
ADORA SVITAK -
As children, we have a tenuous idea of love.
ADORA SVITAK