We can't teach what we don't know, and we can't lead where we can't go
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We can't teach what we don't know, and we can't lead where we can't go
To teach in order to lead others to faith is the task of every preacher and of each believer.
If each of us can learn to relate to each other more out of compassion, with a sense of connection to each other and a deep recognition of our common humanity, and more important, to teach this to our children, I believe that this can go a long way in reducing many of the conflicts and problems that we see today.
I direct my attention to the individual, to make him strong, to teach him that he himself is divine, and I call upon men to make themselves conscious of this divinity within. That is really the ideal --conscious or unconscious --of every religion.
Theology is taught by God, teaches God, and leads to God.
An instructor should exemplify the things he seeks to teach. It will be of great advantage if you yourself can do all you ask of your students and more.
Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we're stuck.
The object of education is not to fill a man's mind with facts; it is to teach him how to use his mind in thinking.
We need to teach our children how to debate the major life issues. Debate strengthens their beliefs and enables them to defend themselves against ideologies that are going to come their way.
Nothing teaches you as much about writing dialogue as listening to it.
I cannot agree with those who say that they have 'new truth' to teach. The two words seem to me to contradict each other; that _x000D_ which is new is not true. It is the old that is true, for truth is as old as God himself.
We need to teach our kids that it's not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair.
The major weakness of all educational systems is that they neither teach nor encourage the habit of definite decision.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
One of the wonderful things about Oprah: She teaches you to keep on stepping.
Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.
One of the unexpectedly important things that art can do for us is to teach us how to suffer more successfully.
We must never remain silent in the face of bigotry. We must condemn those who seek to divide us. In all quarters and at all times, we must teach tolerance and denounce racism, anti-Semitism and all ethnic or religious bigotry wherever they exist as unacceptable evils. We have no place for haters in America -- none, whatsoever.
In other words, if a teacher only teaches in one way, then they conclude that the kids who can't learn well that way don't have the ability, when, in fact, it may be that the way the teacher's teaching is not a particularly good match to the way those kids learn.
To teach details is to bring confusion; to establish the relationship between things is to bring knowledge.
You cannot teach today the same way you did yesterday to prepare students for tomorrow.
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