Every person has inner genius. Thomas Jefferson Education consists of
helping each student discover, develop and polish her genius. This is
the essence and very definition of great education.
There are really only three kinds of education, and they are best
understood from the student's perspective. Students get a good education
for one of three reasons:
- they are forced to study long and hard and effectively (the "Stick")
- they are convinced or manipulated to study long and hard and effectively (the "Carrot")
- they love to study long and hard and effectively (the "Love Affair")
If the first two are "good," the latter is truly "great."
The Stick, the Carrot, or the Love Affair-these are the three types
of education; and the love affair is by far the most effective.
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