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Over the holidays I happened to be reading inspirational quotes regarding education, and came to the obvious realization that a good quote never gets old. I'd like to share just a few of the many that spoke to me personally:
“I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.” Socrates
“Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.” Abraham Lincoln
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” Margaret Mead
“The secret in education lies in respecting the student.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” Robert Frost
“Don't just teach your kids to read, teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything!” George Carlin
“What we learn with pleasure we never forget.” Alfred Mercier
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” Albert Einstein
“You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives.” Clay P. Beford
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin
As I'm typing this, I'm thinking of all the children in our Preschool. I like to think that educating children means setting them up to succeed, yet it also means... helping them understand that lack of success is not failure. It's opportunity.

Jess and I appreciate your entrusting your children to our care, and we truly look forward to enjoying their company in the months ahead.

Barbi

Photos of children thoroughly enjoying a recent comb and paint art activity:










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Lilcipur said…
looking so creative... good activities... all the best kids
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7 March 2019 at 03:40
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