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Seek to delight, that they may mend mankind.
And, while they captivate, inform the mind.
Seek to delight, that they may mend mankind.
And, while they captivate, inform the mind.
What's a' your jargon o' your schools,
Your Latin names for horns and stools;
If honest nature read more
What's a' your jargon o' your schools,
Your Latin names for horns and stools;
If honest nature made you fools.
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.
Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are read more
Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.
To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler--and less trouble.
To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler--and less trouble.
But ask now the beasts, any they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall read more
But ask now the beasts, any they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes
of the sea shall declare unto thee.
He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of
virtuous living.
He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of
virtuous living.
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.
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.
