The Art of Teaching
by
Highet. Knopf , $3.50.
An Alpha Plus, no less, is what Professor Highet deserves for this genial, eminently practical, and (in the best sense) inspirational manual on the difficult subject of pedagogy. The book deals very systematically with The Teacher (qualities required; understanding of pupils); The Teacher’s Methods (preparation of lectures, tutorial system, examinations); The Great Teachers (Socrates, Aristotle, Jesus, and others); and Teaching in Everyday Life. The author‘s pleasant style, humor, and wide frame of reference make his book a demonstration of the point he headlines: that the good teacher takes pains to be interesting as well as earnest.