Haim Ginott
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Haim G. Ginott (1922–1973) was a clinical psychologist, child therapist, educator, and author of several books on the relationships between children and adults, especially teachers.
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- Treat a child as though he already is the person he's capable of becoming.
- I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is 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, 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.
- Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.
[edit] External links
- "The Work of Haim G. Ginott". BetweenParentAndChild.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
