Teaching is one of the most generative, selfless and inscrutable of
human encounters, requiring that we leave ourselves behind and that
we bring ourselves along, that we deny ourselves and use ourselves,
that we surmount our personal histories and rely on them to
understand personal histories in the making.
The raising of raspberries and the teaching of children became,
for me, companion activities. The one informed my understanding of
the other. The virtues of a gardener -- patience, realism,
regularity of effort, careful and long-term planning, are also the
virtues also of a teacher. A child wants tending as much as a
garden. The most beautiful strains of character or flower are often
the most fragile and require the most careful cultivation. Neglect
and a want of love are the greatest enemies of gardens and
children.
No more than flowers do habits of the mind and heart spring
full-grown. What is required of a gardener or a teacher is an
active and tireless labor that appreciates things as they are and
realistically imagines what they might become.
General
| Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2009 |
| First published: |
May 2009 |
| Authors: |
Frank H. Wallace
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
220 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4401-4232-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4401-4232-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781440142321 |
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