It is easier to
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. Frederick Douglass
Early Childhood Education
Some men have a
Some men have a necessity to be mean, as if they were exercising a faculty which they had to partially neglect since early childhood. F. Scott Fitzgerald
If a child lives
If a child lives with approval, he learns to live with himself. Dorothy Nolte
Young children learn in
Young children learn in a different manner from that of older children and adults, yet we can teach them many things if we adapt our materials and mode of instruction to their level of ability. But we miseducate young children when we assume that their learning abilities are comparable to those of older children and … Read more
The conviction that the
The conviction that the best way to prepare children for a harsh, rapidly changing world is to introduce formal instruction at anearly age is wrong. There is simply no evidence to support it, and considerable evidence against it. Starting children early academically has not worked in the past and is not working now. David Elkind
Certainly, young children can
Certainly, young children can begin to practice making letters and numbers and solving problems, but this should be done without workbooks. Young children need to learn initiative, autonomy, industry, and competence before they learn that answers can be right or wrong. David Elkind
Some children lack tools
Some children lack tools to see their course in the world in far-sighted ways. Just introducing school vouchers won’t change that. You have to have nurse-home partnerships, early childhood education, mentoring programs and so on. People learn from people they love. David Brooks
Quintilian [educational writer in
Quintilian [educational writer in Rome around A.D. 100] thought that the earliest years of the child’s life were crucial. Education should start earlier than age seven, within the family. It should not be so hard as to give the child an aversion to learning. Rather, these early lessons would take the form of play–that embryonic … Read more
Oh, magic hour, when
Oh, magic hour, when a child first knows she can read printed words. Betty Smith
Imagine if you had
Imagine if you had genuine, high-quality early-childhood education for every child, and suddenly every black child in America – but also every poor white child or Latino [child], but just stick with every black child in America – is getting a really good education. And they’re graduating from high school at the same rates that … Read more