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As a teacher myself I've been in situations where parents come at you, and sometimes parents come across like the teacher doesn't want the best for their kid and it can be really, really hurtful. Rosalind Wiseman

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I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do. Rosalind Wiseman

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As an expert, I can deal with complex problems. As a mother it is much, much harder. Rosalind Wiseman

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Nobody ever talks about the mean things that girls do to each other. Rosalind Wiseman

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Mothers and fathers do really crazy things with the best of intentions. Rosalind Wiseman

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You can't make someone be your best friend. Rosalind Wiseman

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Communicating a passionate response to world events is no longer limited to protests and rallies. Rosalind Wiseman

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Advancements in technology have become so commonplace that sometimes we forget to stop and think about how incredible it is that a girl on her laptop in Texas can see photos and cell phone video in real time that a young college student has posted of a rally he's at in Iran. Rosalind Wiseman

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Sleeping with your phone in your bedroom is never a good idea, but it's even worse when you're bullied online because it's too tempting to stay up all night trying to 'fix' the situation - which isn't possible anyway. Rosalind Wiseman

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I talk to teens everyday about topics that are often extraordinarily uncomfortable. Rosalind Wiseman

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I'm prepared to fight as hard as I can against unions entering the University on behalf of our students. Ruth J. Simmons

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I'm the youngest of 12 children. And although I was the youngest, I tried to organize things in my family. When there were disputes, I tried to mediate. Ruth J. Simmons

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There is strong mentoring of women in the academy. Corporations appear more willing to resist affirmative action to advance women, and boards and shareholders are more tolerant of this approach. Ruth J. Simmons

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If you're going to charge someone for something, you have to show them value for it. Sal Khan

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No one goes on a direct path, even though it sometimes feels like your peers might be racing ahead. Everyone's trying to figure it out. But if you just put yourself out there, step out of your comfort zone, establish yourself in terms of skills, mentorship, but leave space for your passions, then you're going to turn out pretty well. Sal Khan

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The ideal direction is using something like Khan Academy for every student to work at their own pace, to master concepts before moving on, and then the teacher using Khan Academy as a tool so that you can have a room of 20 or 30 kids all working on different things, but you can still kind of administrate that chaos. Sal Khan

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A one-size-fits-all lecture is not the way to go about education. Sal Khan

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Formal education must change. It needs to be brought into closer alignment with the world as it actually is, into closer harmony with the way human beings actually learn and thrive. Sal Khan

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I never viewed technology as a replacement for the human experience. I viewed it as something that could liberate the human experience. Sal Khan

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Being a billionaire is sort of passe. Sal Khan

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I am infamously bad at asking for money. Sal Khan

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If a student has access to a great school, Khan Academy can supercharge it. It should help a well-resourced school, and if you don't have that, then Khan Academy can have even a bigger impact. But I don't see it as replacing the actual schools... we want to empower teachers and fill in the gaps. Sal Khan

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