“Experiments show that children in unsupervised groups are capable of answering questions many years ahead of the material they're learning in school. In fact, they seem to enjoy the absence of adult supervision, and they are very confident of finding the right answer.” YearsChildrenFactsShowsSeemsSchoolEnjoyAnswersGroupsMaterialsFindingsCapableAdultsAbsenceExperimentsRight AnswersSupervisionAnswering Questions Author:Sugata Mitra
“Each time I wander into blogdom, I'm reminded of the savage children stranded on an island in William Golding's "Lord of the Flies." Without adult supervision, they organize themselves into rival tribes, learn to hunt and kill, and eventually become murderous barbarians in the absence of a civilizing structure.” ChildrenLordAdultsStructureAbsenceWanderIslandsSavagesOrganizeTribesHuntsRivalsBarbariansSupervisionStranded Author:Kathleen Parker
“All employees... deserve to be treated as responsible adults, if that is the behavior we expect of them.” IfsBehaviorAdultsDeserveResponsibleTreatedEmployeeSupervision Author:Eric Harvey
“What Washington needs is adult supervision.” NeedsPoliticalAdultsPresidentialElection DaySupervisionFunny Leadership Author:Barack Obama
“Being in the army is like being in the Boy Scouts, except that the Boy Scouts have adult supervision.” BoysMilitaryAdultsArmySupervisionBoy Scout Author:Blake Clark