In all the works on pedagogy that ever I read - and they have been many, big, and heavy - I don't remember that any one has advocated a system of teaching by practical jokes, mostly cruel. That, however, describes the method of our great teacher, Experience.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life lessons often come through harsh, unexpected trials rather than formal teaching.
- In plain terms
- Real teachers are often harsh, unlike formal methods.
- What can you take from it?
- Experience teaches through difficult trials that formal theory ignores.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is suffering necessary for learning?
- What can formal teaching miss?
Another view
Cruel lessons can cause harm rather than growth.
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