Jane Ternavsky

“Worse, tests emphasize exactly the wrong skills. They emphasize the memorization of massive amounts of facts that neurologically have a half-life of about 12 hours. They focus on short-term rewards through cramming to compensate for a failure in long-term development of value. It is no wonder we have financial meltdowns caused by successful students. We have to swallow a hard pill. The issue is not how do we make tests better? Or how can we have more or different types of tests? Or how do we arrange for more parts of a school program (such as a teacher’s worth) to be based on tests? The reality is, tests don’t work except as a blunt control-and-motivation mechanism for the classroom, the academic equivalent of MSG or sugar in processed food. In place of schools as testing centers, we have to begin imagining and setting up learning environments that involve no tests at all, that rely on real assessment and the creation of genuine value instead.”
― Clark Aldrich, Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education

“No matter what his or her age, when a child has a serious and productive interest in something, do anything possible to feed it. Be the perfect enabler. Drive anywhere. Fly anywhere. Rearrange schedules. Get or otherwise provide access to the supplies and props (and animals and vehicles and equipment and …). Find the experts, communities, even mentors. (Eventually you’ll want to find people who can provide real and credible feedback.) Just as importantly, protect the child from the trivial work inevitably and often mindlessly and reflexively foisted on him or her by others. A year absolutely dedicated to a single area of deep passion is better than the potpourri of modern curricula.”
― Clark Aldrich, Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education

“Sister Goiter, will you get up one hour earlier in the morning and pray for an hour in the Holy Ghost before you go to work?” You see, on the inside of Sister Goiter is the Holy Spirit. He knows exactly why she is not getting healed, and He wants to pray for her so badly, He can hardly stand it. I don’t know her problem, but the Holy Spirit does. He was sent to help her weaknesses.”
― Dave Roberson, The Walk of the Spirit - The Walk of Power: The Vital Role of Praying in Tongues

“resentful. When they withhold approval, you will resent them. When they continually demand more from you, you will resent them. The reality is that they aren’t really demanding more; you feel this internal pressure to give more and do more because of the lie that you have to keep them happy and have them like you to feel good about yourself. As you rebuild the foundation of God’s love under your feet, you will find freedom from people pleasing and resentment. And you will discover the freedom to say no without feeling guilty.”
― Rob Reimer, Soul Care: 7 Transformational Principles for a Healthy Soul