Johnathon Schaech Quotes

There is an idea that a mind is wasted on the arts unless it makes you good in math or science. There is some evidence that the arts might help you in math and science.

A child's mind is its living room; it's going to be residing there for the rest of its earthly existence.

I think poetry can help children deal with the other subjects on the curriculum by enabling them to see a subject in a new way.

I really learned the power of the tube on Sesame Street and how it can influence a very young mind.

Scientists and philosophers tend to treat knowledge, imagination and love as if they were all very separate parts of human nature. But when it comes to children, all three are deeply entwined. Children learn the truth by imagining all the ways the world could be, and testing those possibilities.

It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.

It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn.

Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.

Children, in a way, are constant learners. Certainly sponge-like. Absorbing everything without careful analysis, even though, at the same time, they are certainly capable of incredible insights.

It's important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp.

The cool thing about reading is that when you read a short story or you read something that takes your mind and expands where your thoughts can go, that's powerful.

I think that children are very smart.

The research clearly demonstrates high-quality early childhood opportunities help children succeed.

Children's ability to learn is infinite when they are engaged.

Learning is about much more than science and math. Doing theater, music, and art in school really helps children's minds grow because they're using different parts of their brains. Parents who care should insist on that.

Inspiring children through play and creativity is crucial to early development, and no company has done more in that space over many generations than Mattel.

Most people understand that the more words children are exposed to, the stronger their vocabularies will be. But fewer people are aware that the quality of the words also significantly affects brain development.

I love hands-on science and teaching the kids. I love to see kids experiment with things that they can make happen. Not just something you read the directions to and put it together that way. Things that can be constructed, something they can touch. What a great day when you can touch a child's mind with these ideas.

We read to our kids at bedtime because we want to have literacy, but what are we doing to make sure kids are equally fascinated by science?

The main point for me is that toys are incredibly more important than we realized.

In the Nineties, there was all this new research into brain development, with evidence saying poor kids fall behind in school because no one is talking to them at home, no one is reading to them. And middle-class parents seized on this research.

I took my son to an exhibition about inventing things, and he was so inspired he started collecting toilet rolls and empty bottles for his own 'inventions.'

I try and stay in my right brain as much as I can, but my left takes over.

Research has shown that children who play often both solitarily and socially become more creative and imaginative than those whose exposure to play and toys is limited.

There are books that are made for you to sit and puzzle over and spend time with.