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Haim Ginott Quotes
Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.
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Birth: | 1922 |
Death: | 1973 |
Nationality: | Israeli |
Profession: | Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Teacher |
Haim G. Ginott was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was an Israeli child psychologist, psychotherapist, a school teacher and a parent educator. He pioneered techniques for conversing with children that are still taught today. His book, Between Parent and Child, stayed on the best seller list for over a year and is still popular today. This book sets out to give "specific advice derived from basic communication principles that will guide parents in living with children in mutual respect and dignity." His career began as an Elementary School teacher in Israel in 1947. After emigrating to the United States he studied psychology at Columbia University, where he earned a doctorate in clinical psychology in 1952. He wrote several books include: Between parent and child, Between Parent and Teenager, and Teacher and child.
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