Is it not true, then, that my life with all its limitation touches at many points the life of the World Beautiful? Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be, therein to be content. Anne Sullivan Macy More Quotes by Anne Sullivan Macy More Quotes From Anne Sullivan Macy Language grows out of life, out of its needs and experiences...Language and knowledge are indissolubly connected; they are interdependent. Good work in language presupposes and depends on a real knowledge of things. Anne Sullivan Macy intelligence intellectual real If the child is left to himself, he will think more and better, if less showily. Let him go and come freely, let him touch real things and combine his impressions for himself. Anne Sullivan Macy real children thinking The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments. Anne Sullivan Macy women memorable reality Our material eye cannot see that a stupid chauvinism is driving us from one noisy, destructive, futile agitation to another. Anne Sullivan Macy agitation eye stupid Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously dark. Anne Sullivan Macy light dark fall A strenuous effort must be made to train young people to think for themselves and take independent charge of their lives. Anne Sullivan Macy independent people thinking I think that there are some teachers that do a very good job of incorporating culture and history. And there are some teachers who could use a little more help in that area. Anne Sullivan Macy teacher jobs thinking It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things. Anne Sullivan Macy educational mistake children We have no firm hold on any knowledge or philosophy that can lift us out of our difficulties. Anne Sullivan Macy holding-on difficulty philosophy I'd rather break stones on the king's highway than hem a handkerchief. Anne Sullivan Macy hem kings stones No matter how mistaken Communist ideas may be, the experience and knowledge gained by trying them out have given a tremendous impetus to thought and imagination. Anne Sullivan Macy imagination trying ideas Yes, I am proud, and very humble too. Anne Sullivan Macy proud humble We are bothered a good deal by people who assume the responsibility of the world when God is neglectful. Anne Sullivan Macy responsibility people world We all like stories that make us cry. It's so nice to feel sad when you've nothing in particular to feel sad about. Anne Sullivan Macy nice stories memorable The Great War proved how confused the world is. Depression is proving it again. Anne Sullivan Macy confused war world Why, it is as easy to teach the name of an idea, if it is clearly formulated in the child's mind, as to teach the name of an object. Anne Sullivan Macy names children ideas The wrong things are predominantly stressed in the schools - things remote from the student's experience and need. Anne Sullivan Macy stressed school needs I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think. Anne Sullivan Macy learning education children
