I can't go back. The past won't go away in this family.
Frank MccourtRead
I worked in a number of high schools in New York, and I wound up at Stuyvesant High School, which is known nationally for producing brilliant scientists and mathematicians, but I had writing classes. I thought I was teaching. They thought I was teaching, but I was learning.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Teaching can lead to profound personal growth and understanding.
This quote highlights the reciprocal nature of teaching and learning, where the educator gains as much insight and understanding from the experience as the students do. Frank McCourt reflects on his time at Stuyvesant High School, emphasizing that despite his role as a teacher, he found himself continuously learning from his students and the process of education.
Themes
EducationTeachingLearningGrowthExperience
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in an educational conference to inspire teachers about the value of their work.
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All quotes →Sit and quiet yourself. Luxuriate in a certain memory and the details will come. Let the images flow. You'll be amazed at what will come out on paper. I'm still learning what it is about the past that I want to write. I don't worry about it. It will emerge. It will insist on being told.
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Kids all want to look cool, as if knowledge is a great burden, but they're always looking around. They remember.
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That's what kept us going - a sense of absurdity, rather than humor.
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A mother's love is a blessing No matter where you roam. Keep her while you have her, You'll miss her when she's gone -- Angela's Ashes.
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You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.
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