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“I won’t tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else’s notions thrust upon you.”
― Eldest
― Eldest
“Teaching is not entertainment, but it is unlikely to be successful unless it is entertaining (the more respectable word is interesting.)”
― Models of My Life
― Models of My Life
“Stand aside for a while and leave room for learning, observe carefully what children do, and then, if you have understood well, perhaps teaching will be different from before.”
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“I'm more interested in arousing enthusiasm in kids than in teaching the facts. The facts may change, but that enthusiasm for exploring the world will remain with them the rest of their lives.”
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“I have an historical, a cultural, and a moral obligation to give back something to my country. So I became a teacher.”
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