Letters to a Teacher
- ISBN-10
- 0802142273
- ISBN-13
- 9780802142276
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 168
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1962
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Author
- Sam Pickering
Description
Ten witty, eloquent essays on literature, competition, curiosity, enthusiasm, and truth from the teacher who inspired The Dead Poet's Society reveal the joys of teaching and the power of innovation over stale formalism. Reprint.
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