Bertrand Russell (1950)
"The Functions of a Teacher"
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Well, if he wrote that, I would disagree with him. A lecturer, maybe, a truly academic person, must be focused on research and publication; teaching really eager, motivated students would be their sideline, as they would be responsible for informing and communicating with teachers only through their written works.
But a teacher surely has to motivate and inform? And you need people skills for this. I also think that he may have failed to realise that the best teachers will inspire people to learn, and would prefer their pupils to succeed where she or he failed! To allow that their pupils will excel and pass them out, long-term, and take pride in this. (Not to know better than them.)
On the other hand, could be that he meant that teachers truly love knowledge, and don't fear making mistakes. That they realise perfectly well that they make mistakes every day, but are constantly learning from these? That they are also conscientious enough not to put anything into print until they are absolutely sure that it won't confuse or mislead a future reader?
Print lasts longer, and reaches a wider audience.
Or as my momma told me, "Don't write down nothin' that you don't want no one to see." But then again, my momma never read no philosophers, nor did she know nothing about double negatives.
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