Lectures Quote by Anonymous

Lecture is the transfer of the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through either.

— Eric Mazur

Lecturing is that mysterious process by means of which the contents of the note-book of the professor are transferred through the instrument of the…

— Harry Lloyd

A lecture is an occasion when you numb one end to benefit the other.

— John Gould

There is a peculiar aesthetic pleasure in constructing the form of a syllabus, or a book of essays, or a course of lectures. Visions…

— Anonymous

When I lecture, under almost all circumstances, I write a new lecture for the occasion. It helps me think. It helps me make demands…

— Marilynne Robinson

Lectures were once useful; but now when all can read, and books are so numerous, lectures are unnecessary.

— Samuel Johnson

Many students learn best by doing. But because classrooms force the same pace on all students, they limit the degree to which students can…

— Sebastian Thrun

Teaching...can be likened to a conversation in which you listen to the speaker carefully before you reply.

— Marie Clay

“Didactic instruction is teaching by telling, i.e. teacher presentation. In didactic instruction, the teacher directly tells the student what to believe and think about…

— Terry Marselle

“If students merely recite academic concepts from books and their instructors' verbal lectures, it will not help them to clearly understand course material contents…

— Saaif Alam

All genuine learning is active, not passive. It involves the use of the mind, not just the memory. It is a process of discovery,…

— Mortimer Adler

I have heard that M. Guesdon is dictating lessons to his seminarians. This is contrary to the custom of the Company and a somewhat…

— Vincent de Paul