When we feel wonder, we are immediately reminded of the purity and innocence of our childhood.
The hard must become habit. The habit must become easy. The easy must become beautiful.
Doug Henning (1947-2000) was a Canadian-born magician, illusionist, and escape artist.
God sends children for another purpose than merely to keep up the race–to enlarge our hearts, to make us unselfish, and full of kindly sympathies and affections.
Yes, in the poor man’s garden grow far more than herbs and flowers–kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, and joy for weary hours.
Mary Howitt (1799-1888) was an English poet. Many of her writings were directed toward younger readers. Her most famous poem captured the tale of “The Spider and the Fly.”
You can teach to a wall, but when you help someone learn, you have to get involved with the whole person.
Every adult needs a child to teach; that’s the way adults learn.
Guy Rice Doud (born 1953) is an American author and speaker. He is a former National Teacher of the Year.
Feel the dignity of a child. Do not feel superior to him for you are not.
Those who cannot begin do not finish.
Robert Henri (1865-1929) was an American painter and teacher. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he studied in Paris where he strongly identified with the impressionists, as he pursued a more progressive approach with his paintings.
Tender memories
Child’s early steps remembered—
Milestones filled with love
Young boy clearing path
Throwing shoveled snow behind—
Never looking back
Coming dearest wife
Arriving in a jiffy—
Lifetime partnership
No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness, and generosity hidden in the soul of the child.
The most vital right is the right to love and be loved.
Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was a Lithuanian-born writer and political activist.
To reach a child’s mind a teacher must capture his heart. Only if a child feels right can he think right.
Often an ounce of humor is worth a ton of words.
Haim Ginott (1922-1973) was an Israeli-born school teacher and child psychologist. He pioneered techniques about how to converse with children.
There is a brilliant child locked inside every student.
What all good teachers have in common, however, is that they set high standards for their students and do not settle for anything less.
Marva Collins (1936-2015) was an American educator.
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
Franklin P. Jones (1908-1980) was an American writer and humorist. He became well-known for his witty and insightful reflections about life.
Grandpa shares wisdom
Now, enjoy life’s tomorrow’s—
Grandson’s eager ear
Overnight’s deep snow
Children’s appetite for fun—
Now, nowhere in sight
Dad making breakfast
Eggs now scrambled left, then right—
Last night’s football game
Big Sky Buckeye 