To a child of five or six, reading and writing are like magical superpowers. The desire to wield them independently of adults is tremendous.
Just as the lover must contrive to have the object of her desire in pursuit, so must the mentor contrive to have her protege in pursuit.
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Behold a master creator of just the sort of contrivance I mean: the great John Hunter, pedagogue extraordinare.http://bit.ly/1Pn1UEN
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Contrivances like Hunter's are no easier to create than great works of imaginative literature. But this is the job, if you want results.
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