(36 quotes found)
“I did not learn everything I need to know in kindergarten”
Nancy Cartwright
“We teach them to read in kindergarten, which makes a difference.”
Don Crawford
“Our first teacher is our own heart.”
Cheyenne Proverb
“We miss our families, and my little fellow started kindergarten this week, and my wife's having to pick up the slack, so it's tough being away, ... But all of that pales in comparison to what these people are going through.”
Brendan Murphy
“Actively addressing the pre-kindergarten piece of our educational puzzle is critical to our overall success. Studies have proven that for every pre-kindergarten dollar that is spent on our children, we save up to $17 over time in areas such as special education, health care and welfare payments. I can't begin to thank everyone for their generosity at Mountains of Hope. The have started the wheels turning, both literally and figuratively.”
Ceil Folz
“The philosophy is that these students need special, early attention in order to be ready for kindergarten and first grade. We want them, when they leave this program, to be at the same level as other students who have benefits and resources at home that they don't. Our goal is to equalize the playing field.”
Charles Cole
“That's a nice-size kindergarten class.”
Carol Olson
“It's a state requirement that students 5 and over have to attend kindergarten.”
Charles Herndon
“Some of the children are only in kindergarten; they'll sit there and tell Alexis about the pictures, and that's reading to them. They feel free because it's just Alexis and myself and the child; no other kids listening to them, no moms in the room to correct pronunciation. We ask the parents nicely to let this be for readers only. We stress this as 'free' time.”
Cheryl Johnson
“I was a very, very serious child, ... I was valedictorian of my kindergarten and eighth-grade class.”
Christine Lavin
