Louis Agassiz, after he had spent fifteen years as a teacher of
science in this country, when asked what was the best result
of his efforts, replied: “I have educated five observers,”
referring to the five senses. He claimed that the noblest
profession in the world was that of teacher; and that especially
in science, the teacher’s most important work was to train the
student in habits of observation. Lowell called it a divine
art--that of seeing what others only look at.
Educate the five senses and you make them fit teachers to educate you.
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