Tuesday 10 February 2009

And what is a good teacher?

By Confucius

And what is a good teacher?
Someone who questions everything he teaches. Old ideas cannot enslave a man, because they change and take on new forms. So let us use the philosophical riches of the past, but without forgetting the challenges that the present world sets before us.

And what is a good student?
Someone who listens to what I say, but adapts my teachings to his life and never follows them blindly. Someone who looks not just for employment, but for a job that brings him dignity. Someone who does not seek to be noticed, but to do something notable.’

at http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2007/05/31/about-masters-and-teachers/

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