It is not yours if you have to read it to the children. The teacher who knows her facts wins the confidence and respect of her pupils. It is surprising how quickly the child detects whether the teacher knows or does not know what she is attempting to teach. . . . But the fact remains that if the teacher knows what she is teaching, she is freer and less inhibited in her thoughts and expressions, and more composed in her attitude and demeanor. Pathways to happiness .
Students enter school primarily to gain economic or social advantage.
But this aim is not always achieved, nor is it, nor should it be, the highest purpose of education. However, we must not underestimate the value of obtaining an education for a livelihood. Education for economic advancement is a good investment for the individual as well as for the State. The United States as a Nation is still young, but its brief history is replete with striking examples of the value of its free public school system even as a financial investment. . . But education for a livelihood is not the highest purpose of education.