If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we’d have a better world.
ADORA SVITAKBut 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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It seems we’re not only uninformed about our present.
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By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media.
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My own is of someone who is talented and tries to help other children.
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No matter your position or place in life.
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None of my friends don’t have Facebook accounts.
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Since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.
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Mostly, I avoid worrying since the time spent doing it could be spent more constructively.
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It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama.
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Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
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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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To try to teach ignoring technology is to ignore the progress that we have made over the last century.
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Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step.
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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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The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
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I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, ‘Flying Fingers,’ debuted.
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