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To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill
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"To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill"

- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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This quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a criticism of the education system of his time. He is recommending that it is incorrect to require an individual of true genius to do mundane jobs such as those discovered in a school. He likens this to putting a racehorse on a treadmill, which is a waste of the horse's capacity. Coleridge is indicating that the education system of his time was not created to nurture and develop the talents of those with real genius, however rather to require them to comply with a specific standard. He is suggesting that this is a waste of the individual's prospective and that it is incorrect to do so. Coleridge's quote is a pointer that education need to be customized to the person, which those with real genius should be given the opportunity to develop their talents.

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge This quote is written / told by Samuel Taylor Coleridge between October 21, 1772 and July 25, 1834. He was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 48 other quotes.

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