Early Education Quotes - Page 3

• Avoid compulsion and let early education be a matter of amusement. Young children learn by games; compulsory education cannot remain in the soul.

  Plato

  Children, Games, Soul

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• My early education was in the public school system of Omaha, where, retrospectively, I realize that my high school training served me in good stead for the basic subjects of mathematics, English, foreign languages and history.

  Lawrence Klein

  School, Training, Language

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• Even the best parents have to spend so much time making ends meet that they cannot help their kids with homework or afford the extra tutoring that wealthier students enjoy. To address these unjust disparities, we need an early education revolution.

  Sal Albanese

  Kids, Parent, Needs

  "Education’s Elephant in the Room: Poverty" by Sal F. Albanese, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 10, 2013.

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• ... there are no chains so galling as the chains of ignorance--no fetters so binding as those that bind the soul, and exclude it from the vast field of useful and scientific knowledge. O, had I received the advantages of early education, my ideas would, ere now, have expanded far and wide; but, alas! I possess nothing but moral capability--no teachings but the teachings of the Holy Spirit.

  Maria W. Stewart

  Education, Teaching, Ignorance

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• Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.

  Madeleine M. Kunin

  Party, Ideas, Lines

  "Pre-School Is Where Upward Mobility Begins" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 14, 2013.

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• Research has shown time and time again that infants who receive the high-quality child care and early education programs do better in school, have more developed social skills, and display fewer behavior problems.

  Judy Biggert

  Children, School, Skills

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