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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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But where’s the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
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Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to.
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We often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.
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The next step is figuring out how you’re going to do it.
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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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I was thrilled to be able to read at three.
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I wouldn’t call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers.
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It seems we’re not only uninformed about our present.
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Op-eds and studies can highlight our decreased enthusiasm for Facebook ’til the cows come home.
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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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I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, ‘Flying Fingers,’ debuted.
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Rather than us trying to change girls in order to fit into the common mold of what we think a CEO looks like.
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Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
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We’re used to the characteristics of social media – participation, connection, instant gratification.
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If I had my way, I’d end all wars and poverty.
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The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors’ pushup bras?
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Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something.
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Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn’t blow their own horn.
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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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Anyone can make a difference.
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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 reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it.
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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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CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement.
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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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Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children.
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Let’s abolish the term ‘childish’ because adults normally cause the largest problems.
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