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Dr. Haim Ginott Quotes

«Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.»
Author: Dr. Haim Ginott | About: Children, Learning
«I've come to the frightening conclusioin that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.»
«Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.»
«If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.»
«Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it.»
Author: Dr. Haim Ginott | About: Generations, Parents | Keywords: younger
«Fish swim, birds fly, and people feel.»
Author: Dr. Haim Ginott | Keywords: fly fishing
«Each of us carries within himself a collection of instant insults.»
Author: Dr. Haim Ginott | Keywords: collection, insults