In "all together now" barbara jordan believes that children "learn ideas and attitudes" from "the adults who nurture them". in an essay, explain what jordan believes children should learn from their parents and teachers in order to create a harmonious society. do you agree with her? are there other lessons and qualities that you think children should learn from adults? how would these lessons create a harmonious society? use the reading selection to you answer the question.

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in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

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