"Teachers try to make us feel lower than themselves, maybe because this is because they feel lower than outside people. One teacher told me to get out of the room and never come back, which I did."

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Source : Bel Kaufman (2012). “Up the Down Staircase”, p.116, Open Road Media

Bel Kaufman

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“From looking at your neighbor and realizing his true significance, and that he will die, pity and compassion will arise in you for him and finally you will love him.”
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“Inveterate creationists, then or now, never allow their faith to fall victim to facts.”

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