Class Quote by Vladimir Nabokov

Classroom discussion is where you learn how to debate an idea and stick with an opinion, even when others don't agree - and not…

— Rachel Simmons

Teachers learn from their students' discussions

— Rashi

I think we at the faculty level have to model this behavior of having people that really truly disagree with one another be able…

— Mark Schlissel

A Discussion Is The Way For Gaining Knowledge... An Argument Is The Way For Gaining Enemies.

— Pacifiersucker

I learned that when something just has to be said to move the discussion along, or broaden it or deepen it, if I can…

— Greil Marcus

“Let students write down or discuss answers in pairs before discussing as a class.”

— Rachael Roberts

The teacher's role in discussion is to keep it going along fruitful lines - be moderating, guiding, correcting and arguing like one more students.

— Mortimer Adler

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance

— Robert Quillen

“brain exchanges,” where I’d get on a sixty-minute call with a friend who was an expert on a topic and we’d share notes on…

— Vishen Lakhiani

“My afternoon comp class is not persuaded. In fact, they feel ill-treated...I've read three short essays aloud, anonymously, for the purpose of inspiring discussion…

— Richard Russo

I learned quickly that if the student’s perception is that you’re not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.

— Tim Gunn

'A Talk to Teachers' showed me that a teacher's work should reject the false pretense of being apolitical and, instead, confront the problems that…

— Clint Smith