“We should be encouraging our children to push themselves, to develop their talents and passions, but we should also be aware that the bromide “You can do anything” is wishful thinking.”
― Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World
― Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World
“The only alternative to making mistakes is for someone to make all your decisions for you, in which case you will make their mistakes instead of your own.”
― The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education
― The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education
“Character is that which reveals moral purpose, showing what kind of things a man chooses or avoids.”
― Poetics
― Poetics
“Reasoning does create a paradox: it leads both to more rule following and more rebelliousness. By explaining moral principles, parents encourage their children to comply voluntarily with rules that align with important values and to question rules that don’t. Good explanations enable children to develop a code of ethics that often coincides with societal expectations; when they don’t square up, children rely on the internal compass of values rather than the external compass of rules.”
― Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
― Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
“Those who see errors as opportunities to learn and try again are the people who will most quickly find new solutions. (This is how our children become resilient.) Those who freeze and panic when they make mistakes will find it much harder to adapt.”
― Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World
― Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World
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