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Literacy Quotes

Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy Picture Quote #1

Schizophrenia may be a necessary consequence of literacy Picture Quote #1

Literacy is not the end of education nor even the beginning Picture Quote #1

Financial literacy is just as important in life as the other basics Picture Quote #1

The day has long passed when a university degree was a guarantee of experience in the humanities, or of literacy beyond its barest meaning of being able, after a fashion, to read and write Picture Quote #1

I think visual literacy and media literacy is not without value, but I think plain old fashioned text literacy and mathematical literacy are much more powerful and flexible ways to organize your mind Picture Quote #1

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Anybody who comes to the cinema is bringing they're whole sexual history, their literary history, their movie literacy, their culture, their language, their religion, whatever they've got. I can't possibly manipulate all of that, nor do I want to Picture Quote #1

We must strive for literacy and education that teach us to never quit questioning and probing at the assumptions of the day Picture Quote #1

Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable Picture Quote #1

A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage Picture Quote #1

If we talk about literacy, we have to talk about how to enhance our children’s mastery over the tools needed to live intelligent, creative, and involved lives Picture Quote #1

Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account Picture Quote #1

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I am much more open about categories of gender, and my feminism has been about women’s safety from violence, increased literacy, decreased poverty and more equality Picture Quote #1

The ratio of literacy to illiteracy is constant, but nowadays the illiterates can read and write Picture Quote #1

Since the age of four, I’ve been exploring what I can do with the written word: everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger Picture Quote #1

You can’t have an industrial revolution, you can’t have democracies, you can’t have populations who can govern themselves until you have literacy. The printing press simply unlocked literacy Picture Quote #1

The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading Picture Quote #1

We must have an expansionary vision, one that captures the imagination and diversity of the whole community, one which benefits a nation which has moved beyond the basics of literacy and numeracy and which wants to develop a learning culture Picture Quote #1

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Creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status Picture Quote #1

It is inconceivable that poverty eradication can make much headway in the absence of major advances in literacy Picture Quote #1

It is intolerable that around 1 in 5 of the world’s adults are illiterate. How can we build equitable information societies or thriving democracies if so many remain without the basic tools of literacy? Picture Quote #1

Human beings have capitalized on the silence of animals, just as certain human beings have historically imposed silence on certain other human beings by denying slaves the right to literacy, denying women the right to own property, and denying both the right to vote Picture Quote #1

Computer literacy is a contact with the activity of computing deep enough to make the computational equivalent of reading and writing fluent and enjoyable. As in all the arts, a romance with the material must be well under way. If we value the lifelong learning of arts and letters as a springboard for personal and societal growth, should any less effort be spent to make computing a part of our lives? Picture Quote #1

Yet in our enthusiasm for the idea that everyone should be able to read and write fluently, we may be missing a crucial point: in today’s culture, finely honed literacy skills are simply not as important as they once were Picture Quote #1

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Just as we would not traditionally assume that someone is literate if they can read but not write, we should not assume that someone possesses media literacy if they can consume but not express themselves Picture Quote #1

Media literacy is not just important, it’s absolutely critical. It’s going to make the difference between whether kids are a tool of the mass media or whether the mass media is a tool for kids to use Picture Quote #1

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

There is considerable evidence that women’s education and literacy tend to reduce the mortality rates of children Picture Quote #1

Reading is like breathing in and writing is like breathing out, and storytelling is what links both: it is the soul of literacy. The most powerful tool that we have to strengthen literacy is often the most underused and overlooked, and that is a child’s own stories Picture Quote #1

Literacy is the tool we use as humans to find one another, so it must belong to everyone Picture Quote #1

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Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy (Literacy Quotes) Schizophrenia may be a necessary consequence of literacy (Literacy Quotes) Literacy is not the end of education nor even the beginning (Literacy Quotes) Financial literacy is just as important in life as the other basics (Literacy Quotes) The day has long passed when a university degree was a guarantee of experience in the humanities, or of literacy beyond its barest meaning of being able, after a fashion, to read and write (Literacy Quotes) I think visual literacy and media literacy is not without value, but I think plain old fashioned text literacy and mathematical literacy are much more powerful and flexible ways to organize your mind (Literacy Quotes) Anybody who comes to the cinema is bringing they're whole sexual history, their literary history, their movie literacy, their culture, their language, their religion, whatever they've got. I can't possibly manipulate all of that, nor do I want to (Literacy Quotes) We must strive for literacy and education that teach us to never quit questioning and probing at the assumptions of the day (Literacy Quotes) Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable (Literacy Quotes) A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage (Literacy Quotes) If we talk about literacy, we have to talk about how to enhance our children’s mastery over the tools needed to live intelligent, creative, and involved lives (Literacy Quotes) Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account (Literacy Quotes) I am much more open about categories of gender, and my feminism has been about women’s safety from violence, increased literacy, decreased poverty and more equality (Literacy Quotes) The ratio of literacy to illiteracy is constant, but nowadays the illiterates can read and write (Literacy Quotes) Since the age of four, I’ve been exploring what I can do with the written word: everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger (Literacy Quotes) You can’t have an industrial revolution, you can’t have democracies, you can’t have populations who can govern themselves until you have literacy. The printing press simply unlocked literacy (Literacy Quotes) The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading (Literacy Quotes) We must have an expansionary vision, one that captures the imagination and diversity of the whole community, one which benefits a nation which has moved beyond the basics of literacy and numeracy and which wants to develop a learning culture (Literacy Quotes) Creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status (Literacy Quotes) It is inconceivable that poverty eradication can make much headway in the absence of major advances in literacy (Literacy Quotes) It is intolerable that around 1 in 5 of the world’s adults are illiterate. How can we build equitable information societies or thriving democracies if so many remain without the basic tools of literacy? (Literacy Quotes) Human beings have capitalized on the silence of animals, just as certain human beings have historically imposed silence on certain other human beings by denying slaves the right to literacy, denying women the right to own property, and denying both the right to vote (Literacy Quotes) Computer literacy is a contact with the activity of computing deep enough to make the computational equivalent of reading and writing fluent and enjoyable. As in all the arts, a romance with the material must be well under way. If we value the lifelong learning of arts and letters as a springboard for personal and societal growth, should any less effort be spent to make computing a part of our lives? (Literacy Quotes) Yet in our enthusiasm for the idea that everyone should be able to read and write fluently, we may be missing a crucial point: in today’s culture, finely honed literacy skills are simply not as important as they once were (Literacy Quotes) Just as we would not traditionally assume that someone is literate if they can read but not write, we should not assume that someone possesses media literacy if they can consume but not express themselves (Literacy Quotes) Media literacy is not just important, it’s absolutely critical. It’s going to make the difference between whether kids are a tool of the mass media or whether the mass media is a tool for kids to use (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) There is considerable evidence that women’s education and literacy tend to reduce the mortality rates of children (Literacy Quotes) Reading is like breathing in and writing is like breathing out, and storytelling is what links both: it is the soul of literacy. The most powerful tool that we have to strengthen literacy is often the most underused and overlooked, and that is a child’s own stories (Literacy Quotes) Literacy is the tool we use as humans to find one another, so it must belong to everyone (Literacy Quotes)

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