Curriculum should help children make deeper and fuller understanding of their own experience

Provide lots of opportunities for children's natural curiosity to manifest itself. With very young children, our role is one of supporter and guide.

All children, are born with the disposition to make sense of their experiences.

Learning to deal with setbacks, and maintaining the persistence and optimism necessary for childhood's long road to mastery are the real foundations of lasting self-esteem.

In cooperative learning, you have a purposeful, meaningful, and authentic context in which children can sharpen their communicative skills.

Children involved in project work are encouraged to serve the group needs and share responsibility for what's accomplished.

Communicative skills develop when there's something meaningful for children to communicate about-when they are taking an active role.

We are doing earlier and earlier to children what we shouldn't do later.

Science is a particular way of thinking about things.

I imagined she was going to say, You killed a Minotaur! or Wow, you're so awesome! or something like that. Instead she said, "You drool when you sleep.

I'm a parent, and I regulate what my kids listen to. I don't need the government to be the parent. If I'm a crappy parent, then I need the government involved.

The problems with this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need people who can dream of things that never were.

We have a sense that we should be like the mythical cowboy... able to take on and conquer anything and live in the world without the need for other people.

All the exciting contests and travel and sponsorships are cool, but I like to be able to have influence on people and on youngsters.

Envy is the bond between the hopeful and the damned

O tongue you are an endless treasure. O tongue, you are also an endless disease.

I love a challenge, and I think it's when people least expect you to do something that you often do your best.

Education is a priority over any sport because without a mind you can't contribute to society.