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To show that you truly care, you listen.
I realise I'm still a child, though I do feel older.
The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.
You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow
Enthusiasm just creates bubbles; it doesn't keep them from popping.
In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.
If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success.
It seems we're not only uninformed about our present, we're ignorant of our past.
History is made every day. The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
Let's abolish the term 'childish' because adults normally cause the largest problems.
My family joke that I'm really a very senior person who accidentally happens to be 11.
The point of my work is to make it clear that all youth can make 'big miracles' happen.
Mostly, I avoid worrying since the time spent doing it could be spent more constructively.
Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
With writing, I can express myself, really, and share my ideas and just let my thoughts flow out.
The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been.
I was thrilled to be able to read at three. I just thought everyone loved reading as much as I did.
If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we'd have a better world.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement - not just for me, but for everyone.
Our words can have power that we don't think we have in everyday life - anyone can make a difference.
As children, we have a tenuous idea of love; we often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.
All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain - and pretty much nothing else.
The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors' pushup bras? No matter what size you are, it still isn't good enough.
If I had my way, I'd end all wars and poverty. We should all be more aware of what's going on in the world around us and less ignorant.
No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away.
Make sure that your kids or the kids in your life have an opportunity to share their ideas, and to teach you something about what we know.
The fact that a baby can be born today and condemned to a life of hardship, struggle, and discrimination simply because of sex is enraging.
I realise I'm still a child, though I do feel older. I recently did an on-line test called 'What's Your True Age?' My result was 50-60 years old.
I would say that kids are great in many ways, because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to 'this costs too much' or 'that's impossible.'
A lot of negative words adults call the young, like 'naive,' 'impulsive' and 'way too connected online,' are all things we can turn into strengths to help us.
Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal. The reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it.
I think one of the keys to better writing is releasing all of your ideas and to not be afraid. Dream big. This could be the greatest novel in the world you know.
I think that my peers deserve more than products to buy wrapped up in advertising. We need ideas to share and causes to believe in - opportunities to lead and teach.
We're used to the characteristics of social media - participation, connection, instant gratification - and when school doesn't offer the same, it's easy to tune out.
Prom has all the elements of a popular story. It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama. It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age.
I need to be allowed to make my own decisions and mistakes, take leaps - and fall - without receiving too much help, because it's what I'll be doing for the rest of my life.
Since the age of four, I've been exploring what I can do with the written word: everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.
I wouldn't call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers. And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.
The idea there were kids out there who didn't love to read and write just as much as I did struck me. So I went around schools and tried to make other kids love to read and write.
We always reference kids but very rarely ask their opinion. Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something, due to the fact that we are not jaded or cynical.
Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to, but I think it's very important to tell children that you can read for fun, too, and to understand human spirit. It builds empathy.
Young people are often asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' and given advice about how to lead meaningful adult lives, but where's the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
We all love people who give credit to others for their success. Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn't blow their own horn and ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.
In many countries, schools are preparing students to participate in a democratic environment; yet schools themselves tend to be extremely autocratic, with all high-level decisions being made by adults.
As we grow up in more technology-enriched environments filled with laptops and smart phones, technology is not just becoming a part of our daily lives - it's becoming a part of each and every one of us.
Ineffective substitute teaching is a problem that means thousands of hours of lost learning for America's students. It cannot be dismissed with a sigh and 'Just wait for the teacher to come back on Monday.'
The current concept of prom just seems so empty. Teenagers get dressed up to go to a dance at a fancy location. It encourages social inclusion or exclusion based on your ability or inability to snag a date.
The world needs opportunities for new leaders and new ideas. Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed. Are you ready to make the match? Because the world's problems shouldn't be the human family's heirloom.
There's no committee that says, 'This is the type of person who can change the world - and you can't.' Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step. The next step is figuring out how you're going to do it.
By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media, maybe we don't need to wait for our grandchildren's questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.