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Educational Quotes by Joseph Barrell
- The teacher "teaches" and the students "sit and listen" or learn passively.
- There is one "right answer" to any question, and it is in the book to be read.
- The answer to most questions can be given in one or two words, and no one will challenge you to go deeper.
- Books and teachers are always "right", and we learn only from them, not from any other resource in the room, such as our friends.
- If we wait long enough, a teacher will answer her own question, so we won't have to do much work.
- The teacher is the only one worth listening to.
- If we ask enough questions about a difficult assignment, we can get the teacher to make it easier and less demanding.
- "Thinking" is not something we talk about.
- If I memorize enough stuff, I can get a good grade.
- Most tasks and tests will demand recall of isolated pieces of information, and I will not have to show how concepts and ideas are related…
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