"The novel is about five students of classics who are studying with a classics professor, and they take the ideas of the things that they're learning from him a bit too seriously, with terrible consequences"
- Donna Tartt
About this Quote
The unique by Donna Tartt has to do with five students of classics who are studying with a classics professor. The students take the concepts of the things they are learning from the teacher a bit too seriously, and this leads to dreadful consequences. The students are so passionate about the classics that they end up being obsessed with the concepts and try to use them to their own lives. This results in dreadful results, as the trainees are not able to separate the concepts from truth. The professor is unable to control the trainees, and the repercussions of their actions are alarming. The book is a cautionary tale about the threats of taking concepts too seriously and not having the ability to separate them from reality.
This quote is written / told by Donna Tartt somewhere between December 23, 1963 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA.
The author also have 30 other quotes.
"At the heart of the Reggio Emilia approach is the belief that children are full of potential, competent, and capable of constructing their own learning"
"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"
"People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom"
"It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them"
"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"
