Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Dorothy Corkille Briggs

American Teacher, School Psychologist, Dean of Schools, Author of Your Child's Self-Esteem

"When children know uniqueness is respected, they are more likely to put theirs to use."

"The attitudes of others toward a child's capacities are far more important than his possession of particular traits. The fact of any handicap is not nearly so vital as the reactions toward it of those around him. "