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In reply to the discussion: The Silent Treatment: A Day in the Life of a Student in ‘No Excuses’ Land [View all]AlexSatan
(535 posts)at appropriate times. I wish more parents would teach their kids that these days. We certainly learned it.
Obviously the article is biased but even within it, it points out that the kids do speak in school--with each other and answering questions.
I guess I may be different than many on this thread in that, when I want to learn something, I do more listening than talking.
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
Ernest Hemingway
We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less.
Diogenes Laertius - Biographer Of The Greek Philosophers
No man ever listened himself out of a job.
Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933);
30th Us President
Listen to many, speak to a few.
William Shakespeare
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill