When spontaneity and individuality and really good original stuff occurred in a classroom it was in spite of the instruction, not because of it. This seemed to make sense. He was ready to resign. Teaching dull conformity to hateful students wasn’t what he wanted to do.
Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
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