Sublime

I believe that good teachers introduce new thoughts, but great teachers introduce new ways of thinking.

What the student needed above all was the chance to learn to think for himself. So he ought to pursue the line of investigation that interested him most, just as, conversely, a professor ought to be perfectly free to devote his own efforts however he chose. One term, a course of twenty-one lectures was offered on sharks alone, a favorite topic of t

What, exactly, was a good tutor? A caring and student-attuned instructor who presented clear learning objectives, assessments, and specialized feedback until, eventually, that student demonstrated a real grasp of the material.

I had one traditional teacher, Doug Spitz, but the way I was taught was very nontraditional.