The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ all his art in seeking to bring his pupil to experience this power.
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
Teachers need to feel they are trusted. They must be allowed some leeway to use their imagination; otherwise, teaching loses all sense of wonder and excitement.
The teacher who would be true to his mission and accomplish the most good, must give prominence to moral as well as intellectual instruction.
The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
The capacity of man himself is only revealed when, under stress and responsibility, he breaks through his educational shell, and he may then be a splendid surprise to himself no less than to this teachers.
I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity of his mind, and please do not forget to meditate upon the subject of our discussion.
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples.
A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.