A Quote by Carl Honore

Warnings about children being overscheduled, racing from one enriching activity to the next, first surfaced in the early 20th century.

Carl Honore

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Carl Honore
Canadian - Journalist
Born: 1967

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Wilson Greatbatch

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Donna Edwards

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George W. Bush

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Chris Bohjalian

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Michael Haneke

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Hildegard Peplau

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Stephen Ambrose

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N. T. Wright

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Iris Apfel

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