"Not one idiot in a thousand has been entirely refractory to treatment, not one in a hundred has not been made more happy and healthy; more than thirty per cent have been taught to conform to social and moral law, and rendered capable of order, of good feeling, and of working like the third of a man; more than forty per cent have become capable of the ordinary transactions of life under friendly control, of understanding moral and social abstractions, of working like two-thirds of a man."
Edouard Segin
"It is a good rule to face difficulties at the time they arise and not allow them to increase unacknowledged."
Edward Zigler
"My built in passion was important to make a contribution and fix the injustice in the world as it relates to children."
Louise Derman-Sparks
Ebony - I appreciate the quote you selected by Edward Zigler. As a teacher,it is so important to address difficult issues, whether they be academic, social, physical, or behavioral, as they arise so that the child can receive the additional assistance that is needed in a timely manner.
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