The best teacher is an entertainer.

Let me introduce myself. My name is, uh, Kangaroo... Kangaroo - Captain Kangaroo ... I'm the keeper here of the Treasure House.

The children should never be excluded from what I am doing and should never have the feeling of being part of an audience.

Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.

I enjoy meeting not only contemporary children, but yesterday's children as well. It's nice to talk about the experiences we shared, they tell me, 'You were a good friend.' That's the warmest part.

Children don't drop out of high school when they are 16, they do so in the first grade and wait 10 years to make it official.

Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff.