[The Teacher by Jacob Abbott]@TWC D-Link bookThe Teacher CHAPTER II 33/73
I have a great many classes to hear, and, of course, great many lessons to assign, and I never remember them.
It is not necessary for me to remember." "May I speak to one of the class to ask about it ?" "You can not speak, you know, till the Study Card is down; you may then." "But I want to get my lesson now." "I don't know what you will do, then.
I am sorry you don't remember. "Besides," continues the teacher, looking pleasantly, however, while he says it, "if I knew, I think I ought not to tell you." "Why, sir ?" "Because, you know, I have said I wish the scholars to remember where the lessons are, and not come to me.
You know it would be very unwise for me, after assigning a lesson once for all in the class, to spend my time here at my desk in assigning it over again to each individual one by one.
Now if I should tell _you_ where the lesson is now, I should have to tell others, and thus should adopt a practice which I have condemned." Take another case.
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