But there was something psychological happening there that was just a little bit different. And the other thing was, there was no stigma. Kids weren't going into the 'Center-for-Kids-That-Need-More-Help' or something like that. It was 826 Valencia. Dave Eggers bitecenterhappen share on social
I worked at Salon.com way back when they started, and there's just unmeasurable value to distributing words online, too, but I still get my news from the newspaper in the morning. Dave Eggers backdistributemorning Change image and share on social
And what we were trying to offer every day was one-on-one attention. The goal was to have a one-to-one ratio with every one of these students. Dave Eggers attentiondaygoal Change image and share on social
I always like the idea of doing interviews with somebody but completely seriously not ever mentioning what that person is generally known for. Dave Eggers completelygenerallyidea Change image and share on social
When I'm doing work online or on the computer, it's one thing. When I want to read, I want to go elsewhere, and I want to be away from the screen. Dave Eggers computeronlineread Change image and share on social
So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention, complete devotion to the students' work and a boundless optimism and sort of a possibility of creativity and ideas. Dave Eggers attentionboundlessbusy share on social
I can remember exactly where I sat when my teacher first read Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach'. Dave Eggers dahlgiantjame Change image and share on social
But you know, there's something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day, working one-on-one, getting all this attention - they go home, they're finished. They don't stall, they don't do their homework in front of the TV. Dave Eggers attentiondayfinish share on social
Some of these kids just don't plain know how good they are: how smart and how much they have to say. You can tell them. You can shine that light on them, one human interaction at a time. Dave Eggers goodhumaninteraction Change image and share on social
The only thing that everyone needs to look out for is keeping the students reading through high school and thereafter. Dave Eggers highkeepread Change image and share on social
