Teaching Is The Canny Art

I Would Urge That The Yeast Of Education Is The Idea Of Excellence, And The Idea Of Excellence Comprises As Many Forms As There Are Individuals, Each Of Whom Develops His Own Image Of Excellence. The School Must Have As One Of Its Principal Functions The Nurturing Of Images Of Excellence.

Apollo Without Dionysus May Indeed Be A Well-informed, Good Citizen But He's A Dull Fellow. He May Even Be 'cultured,' In The Sense One Often Gets From Traditionalist Writings In Education. . . . But Without Dionysus He Will Never Make And Remake A Culture.

The Foundations Of Any Subject May Be Taught To Anybody At Any Age In Some Form.

The Main Characteristic Of Play - Whether Of Child Or Adult - Is Not It Content But Its Mode. Play Is An Approach To Action, Not A Form Of Activity.

There Is A Deep Question Whether The Possible Meanings That Emerge From An Effort To Explain The Experience Of Art May Not Mask The Real Meanings Of A Work Of Art.