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I Believe In Teaching Just A Few Students, As Teaching Requires A Constant Alert Observation On Each Individual In Order To Establish A Direct Relationship. A Good Teacher Cannot Be Fixed In A Routine, And Many Are Just That. During Teaching, Each Moment Requires A Sensitive Mind That Is Constantly Changing And Constantly Adapting.

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I Believe In Teaching

Bruce Lee

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I Believe In Teaching Just A Few Students, As Teaching Requires A Constant Alert Observation On Each Individual In Order To Establish A Direct Relationship. A Good Teacher Cannot Be Fixed In A Routine, And Many Are Just That. During Teaching, Each Moment Requires A Sensitive Mind That Is Constantly Changing And Constantly Adapting.

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