My Favorite Quotes from Teacher and Child

"A teacher's antidote to misbehavior is a willingness to be helpful." (p.51)

"A child often sees himself through his teacher's eyes. What the teacher says about him has serious consequences." (p.52)

"A teacher can risk a kind gesture. There is always a chance it may snowball." (p.59)

"Only if a child feels right can he think right." (p.69)

"At their best, teachers address themselves to a child's situation. At their worst, they judge his character and personality." (p.70)

"A teacher has awesome power to plant seeds of doubt in a child's mind about his fate." (p.85)

"Kindness can only be taught kindly." (p.133)

"When things go wrong, a responsible person does not look for a culprit. He looks for solutions." (p.164)

"To motivate is to create an atmosphere in which process is as important as product." (p.189)

"When a child fails to understand our explanation, it is better to attribute it to our approach than to his lack of intelligence." (p.191)

"A child becomes what he experiences." (p.233)