“Financial literacy is not an end in itself, but a step-by-step process. It begins in childhood and continues throughout a person's life all the way to retirement. Instilling the financial-literacy message in children is especially important, because they will carry it for the rest of their lives. The results of the survey are very encouraging, and we want to do our part to make sure all children develop and strengthen their financial-literacy skills.” WayWantChildrenPersonsImportantEndsProcessResultsStepsChildhoodSkillsMessagesFinancialRetirementLiteracySurveysFinancial Literacy Author:George Karl
“Literacy is much more than an educational priority - it is the ultimate investment in the future and the first step towards all the new forms of literacy required in the twenty-first century. We wish to see a century where every child is able to read and to use this skill to gain autonomy.” FirstsChildrenUseAbleFormReadingWishEducationStepsLearningCenturyPoliticianFutureSkillsGainsUltimateTwentiesInvestmentEducationalPrioritiesFirst StepsLiteracyAutonomyIlliteracyChildren LearningUnesco Author:Irina Bokova
“Education brings sustainability to all the development goals, and literacy is the foundation of all learning. It provides individuals with the skills to understand the world and shape it, to participate in democratic processes and have a voice, and also to strengthen their cultural identity.” WorldIndividualProcessGoalVoiceIdentityDevelopmentShapesSkillsFoundationDemocraticSustainabilityLiteracyDemocratic ProcessCultural Identity Author:Irina Bokova
“To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills.” SuccessBusinessEducationCommunicationSucceedSkillsSelf ImprovementImportanceFoundationFinanceCommunication SkillsBusiness SuccessLiteracyBasicsSolid FoundationVerbal Communication Author:Alan Greenspan
“Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings. This is part of teaching emotional literacy - a set of skills we can all develop, including the ability to read, understand, and respond appropriately to one's own emotions and the emotions of others.” NeedsFeelingsAbilityEmotionTalkingTeacherTeachingEmotionalSkillsComfortableIncludingLiteracyEmotional Literacy Author:Daniel Goleman
“While we bemoan the decline of literacy, computers discount words in favor of pictures and pictures in favor of video. While we fret about the decreasing cogency of public debate, computers dismiss linear argument and promote fast, shallow romps across the information landscape. While we worry about basic skills, we allow into the classroom software that will do a student's arithmetic or correct his spelling.” WorryInformationStudentsInternetSkillsComputerArgumentFavorsDebateVideoLandscapeSoftwareClassroomDeclineFree SpeechShallowLiteracyLinearArithmeticSpellingDiscounts Author:David Gelernter
“The Harper Government is committed to ensuring that seniors have the skills they need to make solid financial choices. Seniors today face an increasingly complex financial marketplace, and it will take the combined efforts of public and private sector organizations to help seniors navigate the many financial choices they face. The start of Financial Literacy Month is an excellent opportunity to thank the Canadian Bankers Association and encourage other private sector organizations to take an active role in providing financial literacy support to Canada's seniors.” NeedsHelpingGovernmentTodayFacesChoicesOpportunityEffortRolesSupportMonthsSkillsOrganizationComplexesFinancialCommittedActiveExcellentCanadaAssociationProvidingSeniorLiteracyMarketplaceBankersPrivate SectorNavigateHarperFinancial LiteracyCombined Effort Author:Kevin Sorenson
“It only takes about 50 contact hours to transmit basic literacy and math skills well enough that kids can be self-teachers from then on. The cry for 'basic skills' practice is a smokescreen behind which schools pre-empt the time of children for twelve years and teach them the six lessons I've just taught you.” YearsWellsChildrenSelfEnoughKidsSchoolHoursBehindsTeachPracticeTeacherCryTaughtLessonsSkillsSixMathContactTwelveLiteracyTransmitMath Skills Author:John Taylor Gatto
“Wherever they went the Irish brought with them their books, many unseen in Europe for centuries and tied to their waists as signs of triumph, just as Irish heroes had once tied to their waists their enemies' heads. Where they went they brought their love of learning and their skills in bookmaking. In the bays and valleys of their exile, they reestablished literacy and breathed new life into the exhausted literary culture of Europe. And that is how the Irish saved civilization.” BookCultureEnemyCenturyHeroCivilizationSkillsEuropeSavedTriumphValleysTiedExhaustedUnseenNew LifeLiteracyExileLove Of Learning Author:Thomas Cahill