Good teaching must be slow enough so that it is not confusing, and fast enough so that it is not boring.
Interpretation
Effective teaching balances pacing to ensure clarity without losing student interest.
This quote emphasizes the importance of rhythm in teaching; it suggests that instructors need to find a sweet spot in their teaching speed. If teaching is too fast, students may become confused and unable to grasp the material, but if it is too slow, they risk losing engagement and interest. The balance is crucial for effective learning, highlighting the need for teachers to adapt to their students' needs.
In practice
In a teacher training seminar to discuss effective teaching methods.
A person is either himself or not himself; is either rooted in his existence or is a fabrication; has either found his humanhood or is still playing with masks and roles and status symbols. And nobody is more aware of this difference (although unconsciously) than a child. Only an authentic person can evoke a good response in the core of the other person; only person is resonant to person.
We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.
The commonest fallacy among women is that simply having children makes them a mother - which is as absurd as believing that having a piano makes one a musician.
Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need to blend in.
"Terrorism" is what we call the violence of the weak, and we condemn it; "war" is what we call the violence of the strong, and we glorify it.
At it's highest level, the purpose of teaching is not to teachβit is to inspire the desire for learning. Once a student's mind is set on fire, it will find a way to provide its own fuel.
Students deserve great teachers. And teachers deserve the support they need to become great.
If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.
Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease. It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on.
In school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do? You grownups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make your actions reflect your words.
When girls are educated and free to pursue their passions, they contribute more to a thriving society. When women have a voice, they raise it to demand a life that is greater than what they've been told they have a right to expect. And these demands change the future for everyone.
Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.
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