The educational methods of Germany and Russia breed “slavish citizens,” declares Prof. Albert Einstein in an article published by the Christian Register. It was originally designed as an address for delivery at Harvard’s Tercentenary celebration last Summer, but Dr. Einstein was unable to appear because of the illness of Mrs. Einstein.
“Let the teacher have as little disciplinary power as possible,” Dr Einstein urges. “Then the only source of respect for him, on the part of the students, will rest on his human and intellectual qualities.”
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