“I am committed to writing appropriate books for the middle grades. This means no bad language, no gratuitous or explicit violence, and no sexual content beyond what you might find in a PG-rated movie – expressions of who likes whom, holding hands, and perhaps the occasional kiss. The idea that we should treat sexual orientation itself as an adults-only topic, however, is absurd. Non-heterosexual children exist. To pretend they do not, to fail to recognize that they have needs for support and validation like any child, would be bad teaching, bad writing, and bad citizenship.” NeedsShouldWritingMeanChildrenBookIdeasHandsMightWould BeLanguageSupportViolenceFailingTeachingMiddleExpressionKissingAdultsTreatsCommittedLikesAbsurdGradesAppropriateCitizenshipTopicsOccasionalOrientationValidationExplicitHolding HandsBad WritingBad Language Author:Rick Riordan
“One of the big failings of art schools is that students aren't given any teaching on how to survive as a one-person business, which is what it is.” PersonsArtBigsSchoolGivenBusinessFailingTeachingStudentsArt School Author:Stuart Pearson Wright
“Teach success before teaching responsibility. Teach them to believe in themselves. Teach them to think, 'I'm not stupid'. No child wants to fail. Everyone wants to succeed.” ThinkingWantBelieveChildrenResponsibilityTeachFailingTeachingStupidSucceedNot Stupid Author:Al Green
“We learn as much by others' failings as by their teachings. Examples of imperfection is just as useful for achieving perfection as are models of competence and perfection.” FailingTeachingAchieveExampleModelsPerfectionImperfectionCompetence Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable