“ If you leave a bunch of eleven-year-olds to their own devices, what you get is Lord of the Flies. Like a lot of American kids, I read this book in school. Presumably it was not a coincidence. Presumab… Paul Graham
“ When it comes to the education of our young, this privilege should only be given to those whose visions are solely in the uplifting benefit of the child. There is no room for the ego in the education… C. JoyBell C.
“ Relearning from children their need to question and discover can ignite one's creativity and reveal more possibilities. Nabil N. Jamal
“ Motherhood has taught me that love is the best gift you can ever give to your children. Gift Gugu Mona
“ Individuality, family, and community are, by definition, expressions of singular organization, never of "one-right-way" thinking on the grand scale. Children and families need some relief from governm… John Taylor Gatto
“ The function of a child is to live his/her own life, not the life that his/her anxious parents think he/she should live, nor a life according to the purpose of the educators who thinks they knows best A.S. Neill
“ I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms, allow them to take the s… C. JoyBell C.
“ Then how about this: Remember Austin Gollaher, because what we do matters, even if we don't end up in history books. Deborah Hopkinson
“ We should teach our kids that they're blessing and not a burden and that they're valuable beyond what they can imagine - in God's eyes, in the world's eyes - that they're purpose is so important to fu… Lacey Sturm
“ We're a society of brats, fighting over the same toys. That, for me, is the closest we come to be inherently evil as a people. It leads to selfishness, inflexibility, and impatience -- among so many o… Trevor D. Richardson
“ [There are] games children must conjure up to combat an awful fact of childhood: the fact of their vulnerability to fear, anger, hate and frustration - all the emotions that are an ordinary part of th… Maurice Sendak
“ To all young people out there: This is the time you should be fearless but not jobless. Identify the right job, find what excited you the most, find what you are the most passionate about. Sharad Vivek Sagar