Dani Mitchell

“To buy into school, kids need to be reminded of the purpose all day, everyday.”
― Amanda Ripley, The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way

“You don't teach virtue by preaching virtue. You teach virtue by requiring virtuous behavior, so that virtuous behavior becomes a habit.”
― Leonard Sax, The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups

“One thing was clear: To give our kids the kind of education they deserved, we had to first agree that rigor mattered most of all; that school existed to help kids learn to think, to work hard, and yes, to fail. That was the core consensus that made everything else possible.”
― Amanda Ripley, The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way

“The first thing I usually ask is straightforward: What are you doing right now? Why? You’d be amazed how many kids can answer the first question but not the second.”
― Amanda Ripley, The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way