Bel Kaufman Quotes about Children

Children are the true connoisseurs. What’s precious to them has no price, only value.

Children are the true connoisseurs. What’s precious to them has no price, only value.

Children, Connoisseur, Values

Bel Kaufman (2012). “This and That: Random Thoughts and Recollections”, p.58, Open Road Media

And that's it; that's why I want to teach; that's the one and only compensation: to make a permanent difference in the life of a child.

Bel Kaufman

Children, Differences, Want

Bel Kaufman (2012). “Up the Down Staircase”, p.193, Open Road Media

The clerical work is par for the course. "Keep on file in numerical order" means throw in wastebasket. You'll soon learn the language. "Let it be a challenge to you" means you're stuck with it; "interpersonal relationships" is a fight between kids; "ancillary civic agencies for supportive discipline" means call the cops; "Language Arts Dept." is the English office; "literature based on child's reading level and experiential background" means that's all they've got in the Book Room; "non-academic-minded" is a delinquent; and "It has come to my attention" means you're in trouble.

Bel Kaufman

Art, Children, Reading

Bel Kaufman (2012). “Up the Down Staircase”, p.49, Open Road Media

Bel Kaufman Quotes about Children

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