Joseph Barrell Quotes

#1. There is one "right answer" to any question, and it is in the book to be read.

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#2. Most tasks and tests will demand recall of isolated pieces of information, and I will not have to show how concepts and ideas are related or how facts illustrate underlying principles.

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#3. If we ask enough questions about a difficult assignment, we can get the teacher to make it easier and less demanding.

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#4. The answer to most questions can be given in one or two words, and no one will challenge you to go deeper.

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#5. The teacher "teaches" and the students "sit and listen" or learn passively.

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#6. If we wait long enough, a teacher will answer her own question, so we won't have to do much work.

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#7. If I memorize enough stuff, I can get a good grade.

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#8. The teacher is the only one worth listening to.

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#9. Books and teachers are always "right", and we learn only from them, not from any other resource in the room, such as our friends.

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#10. "Thinking" is not something we talk about.

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