Joseph Barrell quotes
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“The teacher "teaches" and the students "sit and listen" or learn passively.”
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“If I memorize enough stuff, I can get a good grade.”
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“"Thinking" is not something we talk about.”
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“If we ask enough questions about a difficult assignment, we can get the teacher to make it easier and less demanding.”
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“The teacher is the only one worth listening to.”
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“If we wait long enough, a teacher will answer her own question, so we won't have to do much work.”
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“Books and teachers are always "right", and we learn only from them, not from any other resource in the room, such as our friends.”
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“The answer to most questions can be given in one or two words, and no one will challenge you to go deeper.”
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“There is one "right answer" to any question, and it is in the book to be read.”
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“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 or how facts illustrate underlying principles.”
-- Joseph Barrell