Ralph Waldo EmersonThe secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.
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Vyvyan Holland, a famous educator, said: “The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.” Holland was referring to the way that people learn best. We learn by observing what others do and try to imitate them. When we respect a person, we realize that they’re special and unique and deserve our consideration because of what makes them different from us.
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