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“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think”
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“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
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“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
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“There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
Cecile’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Cecile’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
118 books
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272 friends
167 books
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63 friends
153 books
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132 friends
4 books
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84 friends
0 books
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38 friends
0 books
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38 friends
0 books
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234 friends
2 books
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98 friends
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