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“I believe that the best way to prepare your child's brain for adulthood is to teach him to be an organized thinker...Many parents fall into the trap of giving their young child new skills instead of strengthening his ability to think. Teaching a child to say the alphabet at age 2 or to read by age 3 is like a cool party trick. These skills are fun to show off to your friends but, in reality, they do very little to prepare your child for later social and academic successes. Your efforts will be best spent helping your child become an organized thinker, because an organized thinker is better prepared to learn.”
― Damon Korb, Raising an Organized Child: 5 Steps to Boost Independence, Ease Frustration, and Promote Confidence

“While it may be true that a teacher who is responsible for 30 students with a range of abilities is not constantly keeping the top 2% of the class engaged, in most cases, I do not believe that unengaging teaching is the root cause of most students' boredom...Disinterested students often have disorganization as a common issue: they get bored because they cannot access a drop-down menu of ideas that they want to think about to fill the academic void.”
― Damon Korb, Raising an Organized Child: 5 Steps to Boost Independence, Ease Frustration, and Promote Confidence