"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward"
- Vernon Law
About this Quote
This quote by Vernon Law speaks to the concept that experience is a difficult teacher. It implies that we must go through a trial prior to we can find out the lesson. This is often true in life, as we must go through tough experiences prior to we can gain from them. We must take the test before we can understand the lesson. This quote encourages us to put in the time to review our experiences and gain from them. It also advises us that we can gain from our mistakes and utilize them to grow and become better individuals. Experience is a tough instructor, but it can likewise be a terrific instructor if we make the effort to gain from it.
This quote is written / told by Vernon Law somewhere between March 12, 1930 and today. He/she was a famous Athlete from USA.
The author also have 1 other quotes.
"I went to school at this log school house. A white woman was my teacher, I do not remember her name. My father had to pay her one dollar a month for me. Us kids that went to school did not have desks, we used slates and set on the hued down logs for seats"
"I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers"
"We need to redefine the role of the teacher from that of the transmitter of knowledge to that of a researcher, co-learner, and partner in the process of constructing knowledge"
"I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit"
