“What adults call 'wrong' in Child Art is the most beautiful and most precious. I value highly those things done by small children. They are the first and purest source of artistic creation.” FirstsChildrenArtDoneBeautifulValuesCreationSourceArt IsAdultsArtisticThings DoneSmall ChildArtistic Creation Author:Franz Cizek
“I tend to believe that computers are drawing kids -- and adults -- away from reading purely because they provide an alternative, vast source of spare-time amusement and entertainment. I recently heard a frightening statistic: there are less than one million true readers in this country (those who read every day instead of one book per year on a beach). Terrifying.” YearsBelieveBookCountryKidsReadingMillionsHeardSourceReaderComputerAdultsEntertainmentDrawingAlternativesBeachFrighteningSparesAmusementSpare Time Author:Tim Lebbon
“The child knows only that he engages in play because it is enjoyable. He isn't aware of his need to play--a need which has its source in the pressure of unsolved problems. Nor does he know that his pleasure in playing comes from a deep sense of well-being that is the direct result of feeling in control of things, in contrast to the rest of his life, which is managed by his parents or other adults.” KnowsNeedsWellsChildrenDoePlayFeelingsProblemParentPleasureResultsSourceAdultsDirectPressureWell BeingContrastEnjoyableUnsolved Problems Author:Bruno Bettelheim
“My fellow critics and I may occasionally fault a movie for departing, in detail or in spirit, from its literary source, but the grousing of a few adult pedants is nothing compared to the wrath of several million bookish 10-year-olds. Their presumed demands, and the hovering spirit of Harry's creator, J. K. Rowling, inhibit this movie as it did the first Potter film.” YearsFirstsMayFilmSpiritMillionsSourceDemandAdultsFellowsFaultsCriticsDetailsCreatorWrathPottersHoveringPedantsDeparting Author:A. O. Scott
“People underestimate the power of the Internet. For some consumers, it is the source of all information. Younger adults are on their phones more than they watch television. They don't read newspapers. It is their real world. It is not a set of virtual lenses.” PeopleWorldRealWatchesInformationTelevisionSourceInternetAdultsPhonesNewspapersConsumersReal WorldUnderestimateLenses Author:Michael J. Silverstein