Exceptional teachers generate a felt atmosphere of peace and courage for students

Evidence

The reason why our college graduates, in past decades, have spoken with such reverence and affection of certain of their teachers— such men as Copeland and Charles Eliot Norton of Harvard and Bumpus of Brown, to name just three among many—was because such men by universality of mind instinctively went behind the body of information to project the soul of things. — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 108 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Witnessing a teacher embody their theory inspires students more than written work can; Revered teachers project the soul of things behind mere information — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 108

Broader Connections