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Alfie Kohn Quotes: Most of us would protest that of course we love our children without any strings attached. But what counts is how things look from the perspective of the children
         

Most of us would protest that of course we love our children without any strings attached. But what counts is how things look from the perspective of the children


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Children learn how to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following directions.

Children learn how to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following directions.



If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow.

If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow.



Educational success should be measured by how strong your desire is to keep learning.

Educational success should be measured by how strong your desire is to keep learning.



Children, after all, are not just adults-in-the-making. They are people whose current needs and rights and experiences must be taken seriously.

Children, after all, are not just adults-in-the-making. They are people whose current needs and rights and experiences must be taken seriously.



In outstanding classrooms, teachers do more listening than talking, and students do more talking than listening. Terrific teachers often have teeth marks on their tongues.

In outstanding classrooms, teachers do more listening than talking, and students do more talking than listening. Terrific teachers often have teeth marks on their tongues.



Educators remind us that what counts in a classroom is not what the teacher teaches; it’s what the learner learns.

Educators remind us that what counts in a classroom is not what the teacher teaches; it’s what the learner learns.



Saying you taught it but the student didn't learn it is like saying you sold it but the customer didn't buy it.

Saying you taught it but the student didn't learn it is like saying you sold it but the customer didn't buy it.



Whoever said there's no such thing as a stupid question never looked carefully at a standardized test.

Whoever said there's no such thing as a stupid question never looked carefully at a standardized test.



If a child is off-task...mayb e the problem is not the child...maybe it's the task.

If a child is off-task...mayb e the problem is not the child...maybe it's the task.



People will typically be more enthusiastic where they feel a sense of belonging and see themselves as part of a community than they will in a workplace in which each person is left to his own devices

People will typically be more enthusiastic where they feel a sense of belonging and see themselves as part of a community than they will in a workplace in which each person is left to his own devices





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Don’t promise when you’re happy, don’t reply when you’re angry, and don’t decide when you’re sad.



She stuck a bookmark in his heart and walked away.

She stuck a bookmark in his heart and walked away.



Some people are ok with doing nothing all day after they retire, but then some people if they had nothing to do would go mad and start banging their heads against a wall. .

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If you watch cooking shows on cable, they have lots of British people. Because when you think good cooking, you immediately think Britain.

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I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.

I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.



The Bible and studying the Bible has been an important part of my life.

The Bible and studying the Bible has been an important part of my life.



Since we are all naturally prone to hypocrisy, any empty semblance of righteousness is quite enough to satisfy us instead of righteousness itself.

Since we are all naturally prone to hypocrisy, any empty semblance of righteousness is quite enough to satisfy us instead of righteousness itself.



In all experience, there is something to be learned. In deepest sorrow, wisdom is found. In the well of despair, hope rises.

In all experience, there is something to be learned. In deepest sorrow, wisdom is found. In the well of despair, hope rises.



A wise friend once told me, 'Don't wear what fashion designers tell you to wear. Wear what they wear.'

A wise friend once told me, 'Don't wear what fashion designers tell you to wear. Wear what they wear.'



At the moment when her eyes closed, when all feeling vanished in her, she thought that she felt a touch of fire imprinted on her lips, a kiss more burning than the red-hot iron of the executioner.

At the moment when her eyes closed, when all feeling vanished in her, she thought that she felt a touch of fire imprinted on her lips, a kiss more burning than the red-hot iron of the executioner.




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