The exercise of voluntary attention in the schoolroom must therefore b…

William James
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The exercise of voluntary attention in the schoolroom must therefore be counted one of the most important points of training that take place there; and the first-rate teacher, by the keenness of the remoter interests which he is able to awaken, will provide abundant opportunities for its occurrence. ✨ William James (1983). Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals, p.111, Harvard University Press
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