"Because I don't have to be careful of people's feelings when I teach literature, and I do when I'm teaching writing"
- Tobias Wolff
About this Quote
This quote by Tobias Wolff talks to the distinction in between teaching literature and teaching writing. When teaching literature, Wolff does not need to be as cautious of individuals's sensations as he does when teaching writing. This recommends that when teaching writing, Wolff is more knowledgeable about the potential for criticism and hurt feelings. He is likely more mindful of the reality that writing is a really personal type of expression and that his trainees might be more sensitive to criticism. This quote also indicates that when teaching literature, Wolff is more concentrated on the content of the work and less on the sensations of the trainees. He has the ability to discuss the literature objectively and without fretting about the capacity for injured sensations. This quote speaks to the significance of being mindful of people's feelings when teaching writing, and the need to be more unbiased when teaching literature.
This quote is written / told by Tobias Wolff somewhere between June 19, 1945 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from USA.
The author also have 26 other quotes.
"Learning and teaching should not stand on opposite banks and just watch the river flow by; instead, they should embark together on a journey down the water. Through an active, reciprocal exchange, teaching can strengthen learning how to learn"
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
"Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the "naturals," the ones who somehow know how to teach"
