“What better way to control your kid than by sending her to a compound on an island in the middle of the Caribbean, confiscating her money and passport, where she will be forced to comply with the program if she wants to leave?” KidsProgram Author:Julia Scheeres
“Before I went to Escuela Caribe, my parents showed me the school's brochures featuring smiling kids at the beach or on horseback. The propaganda was greatly appealing to a kid from rural Indiana who hated her high school anyway. I also got reassurances that I could return if I didn't like it. But shortly after the gates closed behind me, I learned I'd been deceived; the beach was far away and I couldn't return home until I'd completed the program.” HomeKidsSchoolParentHigh SchoolProgramBeachHatedPropagandaGatesFar AwayDeceivedReassurance Author:Julia Scheeres
“Politicians step up and say, "This is what were going to do: we're going to set aside 450 million dollars for a mentorship program for orphaned youth," and so on and so forth, and it sounds great in this romanticized vision of what these alleged leaders are going to do for the alleged meek. But it doesn't examine: why are these kids orphans?” KidsLeaderVisionYouthPoliticianProgramOrphanStep UpMeek Author:Mr. Lif
“The majority of the high schools and the public schools in N.Y.C. don't even have band programs. Hip-hop in a lot of ways is an outgrowth of a lack of instruments and a desire to play music, so we can't really fault the kids for that.” WayPlayKidsSchoolDesireBandHigh SchoolProgramInstrumentsMajorityFaultsHip HopHipsHopsPublic School Author:Wynton Marsalis
“The No Child Left Behind Program was an incentive to the schools to get their kids up to snuff on math and science and reading.” ChildrenKidsSchoolReadingLeftBehindsProgramMathIncentivesLeft BehindMath And ScienceSnuffNo Child Left Behind Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“Free enterprise has done more to lift people out of poverty, to help build a strong middle class, to help educate our kids, and to make our lives better than all the programs of government combined.” PeopleDoneHelpingGovernmentKidsStrongClassPovertyOur LivesMiddleProgramLiftsEnterpriseMiddle ClassEducateFree Enterprise Author:Mitt Romney
“When I was a kid, I was a bit of a space geek. I loved the space program and all things NASA. I would read books about our solar system; I had pictures of the Space Shuttle on my bedroom wall. And yes, I even went to Space Camp.” BookKidsBitsSpaceWallProgramAll ThingsCampsBedroomGeekNasaSolar SystemSpace ProgramSpace ShuttleBedroom WallShuttle Program Author:Simon Sinek
“If you're poor, you don't often live near a good school. If it's a competitive public school program, our kids are not prepared to enter those programs.” IfsKidsSchoolPoorProgramPreparedPublic SchoolGood School Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“Tibby sat on the outside of a group of kids in the film program. There was a lot of dark clothing and heavy footwear, and quite a few piercings glinting in sunlight. They had invited her to sit with them while they all finished up their lunches before film seminar. Tibby knew that they had invited her largely because she had a ring in her nose. This bugged her almost as much as when people excluded her because she had a ring in her nose.” PeopleKidsFilmDarkGroupsProgramHeavyFinishedRingsNosesSatLunchClothingsSunlightInvitedExcludedPiercingsSeminarsFootwear Author:Ann Brashares
“wouldn't you like to make sure all those millions you give to Uncle Sam went to schools and hospitals instead of nuclear warheads?' As a matter of fact, he would. Playgrounds for big kids, preschool programs to little ones, and mandatory LASIK surgery for NFL refs.” GivingLittlesMatterFactsBigsKidsSchoolSportsMillionsProgramNuclearNflHospitalsSurgeryUnclesMatter Of FactPlaygroundsPreschoolUncle SamRefsLasik Author:Susan Elizabeth Phillips
“It's really one of my all-time favorite things to do. To go out and really see the kids and visit the moms who are in these programs because I think I really get to see what happens on the ground and connect with them about what changes are that happen in their lives because of some of the giving that we're able to do.” ThinkingGivingHappensKidsAbleChangeMomProgramAll TimeThings To DoPhilanthropyFavorites ThingsAll Time Favorite Author:Melinda Gates
“I love it. I love the challenge of it, working with kids every day, setting goals for myself and the program. I feel it was what I was meant to do. You remember your own experiences, and you want to do it for someone else.” WantFeelsKidsRememberGoalChallengesProgramAthleteSettingSettingsSetting Goals Author:Jennifer Rizzotti
“The Barcelona youth program is one of the best in the world. As a kid, they teach you not to play to win, but to grow in ability as a player.” WorldPlayKidsWinningGrowsSportsAbilityTeachPlayerYouthFootballProgramBarcelonaPlay To Win Author:Lionel Messi
“The Republican candidates are talking about ways to transition this program and it is a monstrous lie. It is a ponzi scheme to tell our kids that are 25 or 30 years old today, you're paying into a program that's going to be there. Anybody that's for the status quo with Social Security today is involved with a monstrous lie to our kids, and it's not right.” WayYearsKidsTodayLyingSocialTalkingCrazySecurityInvolvedRepublicanProgramCandidatesTransitionSchemesStatus QuoSocial SecurityMonstrousPonzi Scheme Author:Rick Perry
“It would take a lot of time and effort (to repair the computers). And they can't run (programs and games) kids are interested in today. They're not even on the Internet. We wouldn't be offering them much of a carrot.” RunningKidsTodayGamesEffortTechnologyInternetComputerProgramOfferingCarrots Author:Bob Schneider
“It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.” KidsJobsMotivationSportsPlayerProgramExtraordinarySportsmanship Author:Lou Holtz
“My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they don't even have to think about it being good for their health. If people participate for the fun of it, and believe me - it is fun, then fitness programs will be much more successful.” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveKidsTurnsFunSportsSuccessfulProgramActiveBe GoodPrioritiesBelieve In Me Author:Alan Thicke
“I am proud to be part of the Toys for Tots program for a second year. In addition to giving kids the chance to design a special The UPS Store/Toys for Tots car, this contest is a great way for children to learn about the importance of charitable giving.” WayGivingYearsChildrenKidsChanceSpecialCarDesignProudProgramImportanceStoresToysContestsCharitableTotsCharitable Giving Author:Dale Jarrett