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Quote by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

“If Rip Van Winkle came back, there's only one institution he would recognize: "Oh! That's a school. Kids are still sitting in rows, still listening to the font of wisdom at the front of the classroom."”

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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek is a renowned professor of linguistics and education, specializing in child language development and early childhood education. Her research focuses on child language acquisition, parent-child interaction, and early education policy. more

“We're training kids to do what computers do, which is spit back facts. And computers are always going to be better than human beings at that. But what they're not going to be better at is being social, navigating relationships, being citizens in a community. So we need to change the whole definition of what success in school, and out of school, means.”

Mean Kids School Community Computer Training

Author:Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

“Collaboration is everything from getting along with others to controlling your impulses so you can get along and not kick someone else off the swing. It's building a community and experiencing diversity and culture. Everything we do, in the classroom or at home, has to be built on that foundation.”

Home Culture Community Building Diversity Impulse Collaboration Classroom Getting Along

Author:Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

“Content is built on communication. You can't learn anything if you haven't learned how to understand language, or to read.”

Language Communication

Author:Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

“Critical thinking relies on content, because you can't navigate masses of information if you have nothing to navigate to.”

Thinking Rely Critical Thinking

Author:Kathy Hirsh-Pasek