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“Animals were predictable, and therefore easy to be safe around.... If we all followed the rules, no one would get hurt. It made so much more sense than in America, where no one followed the rules, and whether I got bullied or teased had nothing to do with my own behavior.”
― Wild Life: Dispatches from a Childhood of Baboons and Button-Downs
― Wild Life: Dispatches from a Childhood of Baboons and Button-Downs
“You’re bush kids,” Dad said. “You know the animals and you understand the dangers. We wouldn’t be going if we didn’t think you could handle it. We know you can. We’re all in this together.”
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“But the greatest difference between children and adults is that most of the children to whom I offer a turn on the cello accept it, while most adults, particularly if they have never played any other instrument, refuse it.”
― How Children Learn
― How Children Learn
“While some American education experts may say that all learning should be 'fun,' I personally believe that the word "fun' is the wrong word to use. Learning should be challenging, meaningful, rigorous, engrossing, interesting, and satisfying.”
― Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age
― Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age
“the Asian mothers I spoke with all reiterated the importance of “study routines” or “study schedules.” If children assume that they will have to do supplementary math every Saturday morning, then they will accept it as part of their weekly routine.”
― Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age
― Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age
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Welcome to Forgotten YA Gems! This group has been retired as of September 2023. However, you can still find us on Discord! Forgotten YA Gems is a G ...more
The Odd Women Readalong
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Hello readers! Katie from Books and Things and Marissa from Blatantly Bookish will be hosting a Readalong of the amazing Victorian novel The Odd Wome ...more
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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This is a place to discuss the books featured in the Books Of Your Life with Elizabeth podcast. Everyone is welcome. Please share! Subscribe to the ...more
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Reading one Shakespeare play a month, beginning in January 2017. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/675794025929225/
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