The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irr…

C. S. Lewis
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The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.240, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.240, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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