“This is a green world, with animals comparatively few and small, and dependent on the leaves. By leaves we live.”
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“If getting our kids out into nature is a search for perfection, or is one more chore, then the belief in perfection and the chore defeats the joy. It's a good thing to learn more about nature in order to share this knowledge with children; it's even better if the adult and child learn about nature together. And it's a lot more fun.”
― Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
― Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
“Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa.
But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa.”
― The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa.”
― The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
“One of the most common responses from groups is that in a culture of thinking, there is a sense of purpose to the learning.”
― Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools
― Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools
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