"The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.“


-Anatole France

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The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

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