
They did not tell - they catalyzed a burning desire to know. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Three real teachers in a lifetime is the very best of luck. School is not so easy and it is not for the most part very fun, but then, if you are very lucky, you may find a teacher. Learning to read is probably the most difficult and revolutionary thing that happens to the human brain and if you don't believe that watch an illiterate adult try to do it.


The learning by memory all the basic things one must know is the most incredible and unending effort. “It is customary for adults to forget how hard and dull school is.
