[etni] Korczak quote of the week

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All the best
Marsha and Avi

"Years of work have confirmed for me more and more clearly that children 
deserve respect, trust and kindness, that it is pleasant to be with them in 
a cheerful atmosphere of gentle feelings, merry laughter, an atmosphere of 
strenuous first efforts and surprises, of pure, clear, and heart-warming 
joys, that working with children in such an atmosphere is exhilirating, 
fruitful, and attractive.

One thing, however, has caused me doubt and anxiety: How was it that 
occasionally the most trustworthy child would let me down? How was it that, 
though admittedly rarely, there would be a sudden eruption of unruly 
behavior by a given group? Maybe adults are no better, only more 
self-controlled, more certain, more reliable and dependable.

Persistently I sought answers to these questions and gradually the following 
began to dawn on me:
1.  ..."
Janusz Korczak, "The Child's Right to Respect", 1923

(to be continued next week)

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