A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.
Interpretation
Children need to develop a sense of self-worth and capability from an early age.
This quote emphasizes the importance of instilling confidence and self-esteem in children from a young age. It suggests that recognizing their own value and potential is crucial for their personal development and future accomplishments. By learning to appreciate themselves and their abilities, children are more likely to pursue their goals and contribute positively to society.
In practice
A teacher might use this quote during a speech to encourage parents on the importance of nurturing self-esteem in children.
The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream...It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim is sin.
In this perilous world, if a black boy wanted to live a halfway normal life and die a natural death he had to learn early the art of how to get along with white folks.
It isn't more light we need, it isn't more truth, and it isn't more scientific data. It is more Christ, more courage, more spiritual insight to act on the light we have.
Whatever you do,strive to do it so well that no man living and no man dead and no man yet to be born could do it any better.
Many well-meaning intelligent people have argued since the May 17, 1954, decision of the United States Supreme Court outlawing segregation in the public schools that communication between the races has broken down.
He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front.
The answer is not to standardize education, but to personalize and customize it to the needs of each child and community. There is no alternative. There never was.
If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.
What if there was a library which held every book? Not every book on sale, or every important book, or even every book in English, but simply every book - a key part of our planet's cultural legacy.
The fact that people can forget these simple truths when intellectualizing about children shows how far modern doctrines have taken us. They make it easy to think of children as lumps of putty to be shaped instead of partners in a human relationship.
My parents believed in education and economic security, and I thank them for it. Because I think that's part of what's made my life stable. It was instilled in me. You have to be able to pay your bills. You do not get into debt. And I never have been.
Beware of letting small faults pass unnoticed under the idea it is a little one. There are no little things in training children; all are important. Little weeds need plucking up as much as any. Leave them alone and they will soon be great.
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