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We must not contradict, but instruct him that contradicts us; for
a madman is not cured by another running read more
We must not contradict, but instruct him that contradicts us; for
a madman is not cured by another running mad also.
In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to read more
In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.
A high-school teacher, afer all, is a person deputized by the rest of us to explain to the young what read more
A high-school teacher, afer all, is a person deputized by the rest of us to explain to the young what sort of world they are living in, and to defend, if possible, the part their elders are playing in it.
The first duty of a lecturer--to hand you after an hour's discourse a nugget of pure truth to wrap up read more
The first duty of a lecturer--to hand you after an hour's discourse a nugget of pure truth to wrap up between the pages of your notebooks and keep on the mantlepiece forever.
The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.
The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.
Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths
theater.
Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths
theater.
He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.
He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.
O ye! who teach the ingenious youth of nations,
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain,
I pray read more
O ye! who teach the ingenious youth of nations,
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain,
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals, never mind the pain.
The twig is so easily bended
I have banished the rule and the rod:
I have taught read more
The twig is so easily bended
I have banished the rule and the rod:
I have taught them the goodness of knowledge,
They have taught me the goodness of God;
My heart is the dungeon of darkness,
When I shut them for breaking a rule;
My frown is sufficient correction;
My love is the law of the school.
