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Daily Meditation: Tuesday, May 30, 2000
Explanations are never of great educational value. The one …
Explanations are never of great educational value. The one truly effective method of teaching is by example. Show children what they must do, do that in front of them, and say nothing. Show them how you clean, wash, put things away, tidy up, prepare meals, and so on. Children are like monkeys: as soon as they see you do something they are compelled to imitate you. A true educator is someone who serves as a model. If you are a model, this is sufficient, you are the greatest teacher; the children may understand nothing, but they imitate you. It is useless to give them explanations and to preach at them; show them what to do and they will do as you do, and perhaps they may do it even better and faster than you. All true pedagogy is summarized in one word: example
