- Nov 07, 2020
Child Quotes
On childhood, creativity, and growing up.
Some quotes treat a creative project as being as demanding as raising a child; others come from adults looking back at being teased, being an only child, or noticing how plainly children can speak the truth. Childhood extends that memory.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Listener
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a very avid reader when I was a child, and I also was a good listener.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Congress has an opportunity to take advantage of the opening created by Justice Kennedy later this year when it reauthorizes the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
- Denies
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- Nov 07, 2020
No Child Left Behind widens the gap between the races more than any piece of educational legislation I've seen in 40 years. It denies inner-city kids the critical-thinking skills to interrogate reality.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
No Child Left Behind's fourth-grade gains aren't learning gains, they're testing gains. That's why they don't last. The law is a distraction from things that really count.
- Making
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't play or like a lot of board games as a child. I liked playing with my G.I. Joes and making up adventures for them.
- Professional
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that.
- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
It can no longer be an afterthought in a child's development that the analytical side is not of equal to the creative side. That the creative side can be pushed aside and we just push the analytical side. Especially with the development of a child's brain at the elementary levels.
- Missing
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- Nov 07, 2020
One missing child is one too many.
- Thinking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started writing, or rather, thinking, stories as a child, and at that time the reason was very clear.
- Century
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a child of the 21st century.
- Nov 07, 2020
The child who desires education will be bettered by it; the child who dislikes it disgraced.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020