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Literacy Quotes

Energy literacy means you can see the waste in disposing of a plastic bottle after you’ve drunk water from some place on the other side of the world Picture Quote #1

Science literacy consists in the ability and the desire to follow reports of new scientific advances, throughout your whole life Picture Quote #1

The single most important condition for literacy learning is the presence of mentors who are joyfully literate people Picture Quote #1

I like the relative literacy of at least some of England. I mean, I didn’t come for the food or the weather! Picture Quote #1

One thing the humanitarian world doesn’t do well is marketing. As a journalist, I get pitched every day by companies that have new products. Meanwhile, you have issues like clean water, literacy for girls, female empowerment. People flinch at the idea of marketing these because marketing sounds like something only companies do Picture Quote #1

Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings. This is part of teaching emotional literacy - a set of skills we can all develop, including the ability to read, understand, and respond appropriately to one’s own emotions and the emotions of others Picture Quote #1

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It is absurd to imagine that any child will be able to earn a living, let alone contribute to resolving our world’s complex problems, without knowing how to read and write. My foundation supports the National Writing Project so that teachers can be more effective in their efforts to improve literacy for all students Picture Quote #1

Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self-esteem and empowerment. Books, in all forms, play an essential role here Picture Quote #1

We expect the states to show us whether or not we’re achieving simple objectives-like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write Picture Quote #1

Without financial literacy, divorce rates soar, families rupture, and women stay with abusive men for financial security. A lack of jobs contributes to riots and illegal activity. Name any situation and it goes back to money. We need to focus on poverty eradication Picture Quote #1

Americans born since World War II have grown up in a media-saturated environment. From childhood, we have developed a sort of advertising literacy, which combines appreciation for technique with skepticism about motives. We respond to ads with at least as much rhetorical intelligence as we apply to any other form of persuasion Picture Quote #1

As the border between physical and digital gets more permeable, a new kind of literacy emerges. And that literacy is built on a foundation of code - whether it’s the codes of letters and words, or the code of bits and algorithms Picture Quote #1

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Sixty-six percent is the literacy rate in the Arab world. We have 58 million illiterate among adults in our part of the world Picture Quote #1

The average person doesn’t understand what a stem cell is. There’s a lack of health literacy in our nation. So the public can’t really get into this dialogue because they don’t understand the complexity of stem cells, not the faith-based approach, not the ideological or political, but the science behind stem cells Picture Quote #1

Don’t cut up your credit cards, the problem is not the cards, it’s the lack of financial literacy of the person holding the cards and always make the best out of a bad situation Picture Quote #1

No one is born a writer; literacy is a peculiar mode of being, but I was all about stories from a very early age, before reading Picture Quote #1

You can’t train kids in a world where adults have no concept of what science literacy is. The adults are gonna squash the creativity that would manifest itself, because they’re clueless about what it and why it matters. But science can always benefit from the more brains there are that are thinking about it - but that’s true for any field Picture Quote #1

I hope to focus on what I’m passionate about because I think I’d do them best job on them - education, urban education, women and children’s issues and literacy Picture Quote #1

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The reason literacy is important is that literature is the operating instructions. The best manual we have. The most useful guide to the country we’re visiting, life Picture Quote #1

I think it may not be a coincidence that the rise of printing and book publication and literacy and the phenomenon of best sellers all preceded the humanitarian reforms of the Enlightenment Picture Quote #1

Part of what it is to be scientifically-literate, it’s not simply, ‘Do you know what DNA is? Or what the Big Bang is?’ That’s an aspect of science literacy. The biggest part of it is do you know how to think about information that’s presented in front of you Picture Quote #1

My feeling is that if you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society Picture Quote #1

Energy literacy means you can see the waste in disposing of a plastic bottle after you’ve drunk water from some place on the other side of the world Picture Quote #1

We think scientific literacy flows out of how many science facts can you recite rather than how was your brain wired for thinking. And it’s the brain wiring that I’m more interested in rather than the facts that come out of the curriculum or the lesson plan that’s been proposed Picture Quote #1

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Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they’re four years old, they’re usually among the best readers by the time they’re eight Picture Quote #1

Growing Literacy of the Heart and Mind Cultivates the Landscape of a Child’s Future Picture Quote #1

Film has become a marketed commodity, and the opportunities and audiences for art cinema have grown smaller. There is a general downturn in cultural literacy, perhaps because of television Picture Quote #1

To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills Picture Quote #1

I think people don’t understand compound interest because typically no one ever explains it to them and the level of financial literacy in the US is very low Picture Quote #1

Much like the opportunities that factory work provided for working-class Americans in the last century, microwork will provide opportunities for marginalized people in this one. All they really need is basic literacy, a cheap computer, and an internet hookup Picture Quote #1

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Energy literacy means you can see the waste in disposing of a plastic bottle after you’ve drunk water from some place on the other side of the world (Literacy Quotes) Science literacy consists in the ability and the desire to follow reports of new scientific advances, throughout your whole life (Literacy Quotes) The single most important condition for literacy learning is the presence of mentors who are joyfully literate people (Literacy Quotes) I like the relative literacy of at least some of England. I mean, I didn’t come for the food or the weather! (Literacy Quotes) One thing the humanitarian world doesn’t do well is marketing. As a journalist, I get pitched every day by companies that have new products. Meanwhile, you have issues like clean water, literacy for girls, female empowerment. People flinch at the idea of marketing these because marketing sounds like something only companies do (Literacy Quotes) Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings. This is part of teaching emotional literacy - a set of skills we can all develop, including the ability to read, understand, and respond appropriately to one’s own emotions and the emotions of others (Literacy Quotes) It is absurd to imagine that any child will be able to earn a living, let alone contribute to resolving our world’s complex problems, without knowing how to read and write. My foundation supports the National Writing Project so that teachers can be more effective in their efforts to improve literacy for all students (Literacy Quotes) Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self-esteem and empowerment. Books, in all forms, play an essential role here (Literacy Quotes) We expect the states to show us whether or not we’re achieving simple objectives-like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write (Literacy Quotes) Without financial literacy, divorce rates soar, families rupture, and women stay with abusive men for financial security. A lack of jobs contributes to riots and illegal activity. Name any situation and it goes back to money. We need to focus on poverty eradication (Literacy Quotes) Americans born since World War II have grown up in a media-saturated environment. From childhood, we have developed a sort of advertising literacy, which combines appreciation for technique with skepticism about motives. We respond to ads with at least as much rhetorical intelligence as we apply to any other form of persuasion. (Literacy Quotes) As the border between physical and digital gets more permeable, a new kind of literacy emerges. And that literacy is built on a foundation of code - whether it’s the codes of letters and words, or the code of bits and algorithms. (Literacy Quotes) Sixty-six percent is the literacy rate in the Arab world. We have 58 million illiterate among adults in our part of the world. (Literacy Quotes) The average person doesn’t understand what a stem cell is. There’s a lack of health literacy in our nation. So the public can’t really get into this dialogue because they don’t understand the complexity of stem cells, not the faith-based approach, not the ideological or political, but the science behind stem cells. (Literacy Quotes) Don’t cut up your credit cards, the problem is not the cards, it’s the lack of financial literacy of the person holding the cards and always make the best out of a bad situation (Literacy Quotes) No one is born a writer; literacy is a peculiar mode of being, but I was all about stories from a very early age, before reading. (Literacy Quotes) You can’t train kids in a world where adults have no concept of what science literacy is. The adults are gonna squash the creativity that would manifest itself, because they’re clueless about what it and why it matters. But science can always benefit from the more brains there are that are thinking about it - but that’s true for any field. (Literacy Quotes) I hope to focus on what I’m passionate about because I think I’d do them best job on them - education, urban education, women and children’s issues and literacy. (Literacy Quotes) The reason literacy is important is that literature is the operating instructions. The best manual we have. The most useful guide to the country we’re visiting, life. (Literacy Quotes) I think it may not be a coincidence that the rise of printing and book publication and literacy and the phenomenon of best sellers all preceded the humanitarian reforms of the Enlightenment. (Literacy Quotes) Part of what it is to be scientifically-literate, it’s not simply, ‘Do you know what DNA is? Or what the Big Bang is?’ That’s an aspect of science literacy. The biggest part of it is do you know how to think about information that’s presented in front of you. (Literacy Quotes) My feeling is that if you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society. (Literacy Quotes) Energy literacy means you can see the waste in disposing of a plastic bottle after you’ve drunk water from some place on the other side of the world. (Literacy Quotes) We think scientific literacy flows out of how many science facts can you recite rather than how was your brain wired for thinking. And it’s the brain wiring that I’m more interested in rather than the facts that come out of the curriculum or the lesson plan that’s been proposed. (Literacy Quotes) Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they’re four years old, they’re usually among the best readers by the time they’re eight. (Literacy Quotes) Growing Literacy of the Heart and Mind Cultivates the Landscape of a Child’s Future (Literacy Quotes) Film has become a marketed commodity, and the opportunities and audiences for art cinema have grown smaller. There is a general downturn in cultural literacy, perhaps because of television. (Literacy Quotes) To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills. (Literacy Quotes) I think people don’t understand compound interest because typically no one ever explains it to them and the level of financial literacy in the US is very low. (Literacy Quotes) Much like the opportunities that factory work provided for working-class Americans in the last century, microwork will provide opportunities for marginalized people in this one. All they really need is basic literacy, a cheap computer, and an internet hookup. (Literacy Quotes)

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