Theodore Roethke Quotes

A too explicit elucidation in education destroys much of the pleasure of learning. There should be room for sly hinters, masters of suggestion.

Theodore Roethke

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• A too explicit elucidation in education destroys much of the pleasure of learning. There should be room for sly hinters, masters of suggestion.

  

  Theodore Roethke
  • Pleasure
  • Rooms
  • Masters