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Instruction does not prevent waste of time or mistakes; and
mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.
Instruction does not prevent waste of time or mistakes; and
mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.
What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
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.
Sometimes questions are more important than answers.
Sometimes questions are more important than answers.
A boy is better unborn than untaught.
A boy is better unborn than untaught.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative
expression and knowledge.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative
expression and knowledge.
You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.
You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.
The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.
The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.
'Tis pleasing to be school'd in a strange tongue
By female lips and eyes--that is, I mean,
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'Tis pleasing to be school'd in a strange tongue
By female lips and eyes--that is, I mean,
When both the teacher and the taught are young,
As was the case, at least, where I have been;
They smile so when one's right; and when one's wrong
They smile still more.
