"I was at the Royal Art School. That was a preparatory school specially for art teachers. You see, it was not so much for the development of artists. But we had there terribly stiff training"

In this quote, Josef Albers is assessing his time at the Royal Art School, a preparatory school for art teachers. He discusses that the function of the school was not to develop artists, however rather to train people to end up being art teachers. Albers highlights the strength of the training, describing it as "extremely stiff." This suggests that the curriculum at the Royal Art School was extensive and demanding, possibly focusing more on technical abilities and teaching methods instead of artistic expression. Albers' use of the word "awfully" also indicates that the training may have been hard or challenging for him. In general, this quote highlights the particular purpose and nature of the Royal Art School and provides insight into Albers' personal experience there.