"Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn"
- C. S. Lewis
About this Quote
This quote by C. S. Lewis speaks to the power of experience as a teacher. It acknowledges that experience can be a severe teacher, however it also acknowledges that it is an effective one. Through experience, we find out lessons that we may not have actually been able to discover any other method. We learn more about ourselves, our strengths and weak points, and how to navigate the world around us. We find out how to make decisions, how to manage difficult situations, and how to be resistant in the face of difficulty. Experience teaches us how to be much better individuals, and how to take advantage of our lives. It is an instructor that can be harsh, however it is likewise an instructor that can be invaluable.
"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"
