At a good school teachers and students are jointly engaged in a
search for truth, in what Quakers call continuing revelation.
Students greet the school day with enthusiasm. Teachers and
administrators are there to guide, to respond, to teach, and to
learn. They hold high expectations for their students, knowing
that students work toward expectations. And as good teachers
grapple with improving the intellectual abilities of their
pupils, they also work to provide a climate of sensitivity to
the human condition, to ensure that our most personal gift, the
gift of our minds, is used in a generous spirit for worthy
goals. A good schools overriding aim is to help each student
respond to the best that is in him or her. From A Quaker Book of
Wisdom: Life Lessons in Simplicity, Service, and Common Sense by
former Head of School Robert Lawrence Smith Wisconsin Avenue,
N.W. Washington, DC 20016 Copyright © 2006 Sidwell of Use and
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