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The education of a child must always be focused not on limitations but rather – on the contrary – on a focused yet unlimited encouragement to succeed. The goal, then, is to see what can be accomplished.

Instill within each child an attitude of success that should be implanted within each child according to their personal specific requisites.

Simcha breaks through all barriers. Simcha enables a child to overcome his limits. There needs to be a simcha at every level of learning that permeates the process of learning and growing. This is the responsibility of the teachers, therapists, administrators, paraprofessional, and staff to bring to the educational setting every day.

Mans true dignity: His sanctity, comes from his being capable of being in the presence of G-d.

Humanness consists in the capacity for a relationship with G-d.

This is not a selfish love: nor is it a romantic love. It is not that we are aware of G-d…It is rather that G-d is aware of us. Each of us is a Tzelem Elokim.

Hashem has a special love for neshamas that never tasted sin – who never mature to a level of temptation or corruption. (Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi England)

Hashem gives us one good thing and that is life itself. Our very existence is the one good thing which is in and of itself good…therefore everything is subject to accidents of matter, illness, disability of mortality.(Rambam)

What is the minimum level of intelligence to be a Jew?

The Rambam points out that it will be the children who will lead us to our righteous Moshiach. And the question then is does that include all children or will there be a minimum intellectual standard to be a child who will recognize Moshiach.