Adora Svitak
Adora Svitak
Adora Svitak is an American writer, public speaker, and activist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth15 October 1997
CountryUnited States of America
grandchildren media should-have
By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media, maybe we don't need to wait for our grandchildren's questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.
fun children thinking
Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to, but I think it's very important to tell children that you can read for fun, too, and to understand human spirit. It builds empathy.
girl self-esteem tv-shows
By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection, whether on store aisles or storefronts ads, magazine covers or TV show, we speak more to the profit margins of companies than the self-esteem of today's girls.
teacher important culture
Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
children ideas trying
As children, we have a tenuous idea of love; we often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.
enthusiasm popping bubbles
Enthusiasm just creates bubbles; it doesn't keep them from popping.
challenges attention pay
History is made every day. The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
encouragement enough importance-of-family
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement - not just for me, but for everyone.
kids opportunity ideas
Make sure that your kids or the kids in your life have an opportunity to share their ideas, and to teach you something about what we know.
miracle youth bigs
The point of my work is to make it clear that all youth can make 'big miracles' happen.
writing ideas flow
With writing, I can express myself, really, and share my ideas and just let my thoughts flow out.
negative-words adults way
A lot of negative words adults call the young, like 'naive,' 'impulsive' and 'way too connected online,' are all things we can turn into strengths to help us.
children book school
Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children, I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, 'Flying Fingers,' debuted; since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.
kids thinking too-much
I would say that kids are great in many ways, because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to 'this costs too much' or 'that's impossible'.