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Quote by Hugh Mackay
The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend universal literacy as a central goal of our education system, or are we bold enough to see whats actually happening to our culture? – Hugh Mackay

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The underlying message of the Lancet article is that if you want to understand aggressive behaviour in children, look to the social and emotional environment in which they are growing up, and the values they bring to the viewing experience. – Hugh Mackay

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Experience
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A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern hemisphere, Easter is not associated with the energy and vitality of spring but with the more subdued spirit of autumn? – Hugh Mackay

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Easter
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One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of us, feeling the world is unpredictable enough, try to minimise the trauma of change in our personal lives. – Hugh Mackay

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Parents should conduct their arguments in quiet, respectful tones, but in a foreign language. Youd be surprised what an inducement that is to the education of children. – Judith Martin

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I had a terrible education. I attended a school for emotionally disturbed teachers. – Woody Allen

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The focus of tolerance education is to deal with the concept of equality and fairness. We need to establish confidence with children that there is more goodness than horror in this world. – Morris Dees

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I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and its better than college. People should educate themselves – you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and Id written a thousand stories. – Ray Bradbury

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It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute. – William Pollard

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I try to explain to people that you get the roles that are right when theyre right. If you have a nerd character but youre kind of a cool guy, youre probably not going to get the nerd part. The nerd is going to get the nerd part. You know, someone like me. – Ed Helms

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Examine what is said, not him who speaks. – Arabic Proverb

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Gates is the ultimate programming machine. He believes everything can be defined, examined, reduced to essentials, and rearranged into a logical sequence that will achieve a particular goal. – Stewart Alsop

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