I wouldn’t call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers.
ADORA SVITAKHoping to instill my love of learning in other children.
More Adora Svitak Quotes
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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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So in that respect I could be called one, although I don’t think I’ll go off the rails.
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But also one with more subtle changes in how we regard gender and gender stereotypes.
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It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama.
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All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain – and pretty much nothing else.
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I just thought everyone loved reading as much as I did.
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And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.
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We’re ignorant of our past.
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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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By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection.
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Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to.
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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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The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors’ pushup bras?
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Se oAnd I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.f sex is enraging.
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I would say that kids are great in many ways.
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Like ‘naive,’ ‘impulsive’ and ‘way too connected online,’ are all things we can turn into strengths to help us.
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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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Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn’t blow their own horn.
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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 school is preparation for the real world.
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If I had my way, I’d end all wars and poverty.
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Then to ignore technology is to become obsolete.
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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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There are lots of different interpretations of the word ‘prodigy.’
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We always reference kids but very rarely ask their opinion.
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