Instead of being like a circus where the trainer uses his stick to make animals do stunts to serve the interest of the audience, the system of education should be like an Orchestra where the conductor waves his stick to orchestrate the music already within the musicians’ heart in the most beautiful manner. The teacher should be like the conductor in the orchestra, not the trainer in the circus. Abhijit Naskar
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Let me explain what the quote is saying. It is saying that in education rather than searching for ways to make children act out in front of an audience, it should be about teaching them to act in the correct manner by allowing them to do it themselves. Otherwise, children are encouraged to act like animals when in fact they are human beings. The author is in favour of giving people the freedom to express themselves in the way they want to in life.

Source: The Education Decree

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