“That first responsibility as a school board member - meals for latch-key children - was absolutely critical in my understanding of the extraordinary problems of poverty.” FirstsChildrenProblemSchoolUnderstandingResponsibilityPovertyKeysMembersExtraordinaryCriticalBoardsMealsLatchesSchool BoardBoard Members Author:Richard Lugar
“The weekly cartoons, as were my plays, came from a sense of criticism, criticism of the times, critical of the culture, of our manners and attitudes towards each other. The children's books come from the reverse. They're more supportive, since we're living in a time where we talk more about kids and do less, we talk about balancing the budget and we do it by cutting education.” ChildrenBookPlayKidsCultureAttitudeCuttingCriticismCriticalMannersBudgetsReverseCartoonSupportiveChildren's Books Author:Jules Feiffer
“I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time - [...] when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.” PeopleFeelsChildrenHandsAmericaLostInterestAbilityDarknessIssuesAuthorityCriticalFeel GoodMy ChildrenAgendasFacultyDeclineSuperstitionsTechnologicalGrandchildrenSlidesCrystalsNoticingRepresentingConsultingPublic InterestForebodingHoroscopes Author:Carl Sagan
“Agency is the power to think, choose, and act for ourselves. It comes with endless opportunities, accompanied by responsibility and consequences. It is a blessing and a burden. Using this gift of agency wisely is critical today because never in the world's history have God's children been so blessed or so blatantly confronted with so many choices.” ThinkingWorldChildrenTodayChoicesOpportunityResponsibilityBlessingConsequenceBlessedBurdenCriticalEndlessAgencyEndless Opportunities Author:Sharon G. Larsen