How to begin to educate a child. First rule: leave him alone. Second r…

D. H. Lawrence
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How to begin to educate a child. First rule: leave him alone. Second rule: leave him alone. Third rule: leave him alone. That is the whole beginning. ✨ D. H. Lawrence, Michael Herbert (1988). Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other Essays, p.121, Cambridge University Press
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How to begin to educate a child. First rule: leave him alone. Second rule: leave him alone. Third rule: leave him alone. That is the whole beginning. ✨ D. H. Lawrence, Michael Herbert (1988). Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other Essays, p.121, Cambridge University Press

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