“There's always these giant baffling books, like 'The Da Vinci Code.' People say it's not as well written as 'Midnight's Children.' Why aren't people reading 'Midnight's Children?' Nobody knows why these phenomenons happen but they're great.” PeopleKnowsWellsChildrenBookHappensReadingWrittenCodeGiantsPhenomenonMidnightNobody KnowsWell WrittenDa Vinci Code Author:Denise Mina
“Zip codes might be great for sorting mail, but they should not determine the quality of a child s education or success in the future workforce," said Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia. "With common standards and assessments, students, parents, and teachers will have a clear, consistent understanding of the skills necessary for students to succeed after high school and compete with peers across the state line and across the ocean.” ShouldChildrenSaidStatesMightSchoolParentUnderstandingPresidentLinesCommonQualityClearTeacherWiseStudentsSucceedSkillsOceanStandardsHigh SchoolWestDetermineEducationalFormerCodeExcellentConsistentMailBobGovernorsPeersAlliancesVirginiaAssessmentWorkforceZipsSortingWest VirginiaParents And TeachersAfter High SchoolExcellent Education Author:Bob Wise
“The moral code which was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for our children.” ChildrenEnoughFatherMoralGenerationsOur ChildrenCodeGood EnoughOur FatherNot Good EnoughMoral Code Book:Aphorisms Source: Aphorisms
“And where, on earth, dwell hope and truth? In childhood's uncorrupted heart; Alas! too soon to guileless youth The world doth its dark code impart!” WorldHeartChildrenEarthDarkChildhoodYouthCodeAlasImpart Author:Luc de Clapiers
“As Elders we have great respect for all religions and traditions as important forces that bind people together. Faith and tradition provide much of the foundation of our laws and social codes. But where religion and tradition are used to justify discrimination and especially when they are used to justify cruel and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation, infanticide and child marriage, then we believe that is unacceptable.” PeopleBelieveChildrenImportantTogetherLawUsedForceSocialPracticeFemaleTraditionFoundationDiscriminationCodeJustifyEldersGreat RespectMutilationInfanticide Author:Mary Robinson