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It Is Nothing Short Of A Miracle That Modern Methods Of Teaching Have Not Yet Entirely Strangled That Sacred Spirit Of Curiosity And Inquiry, For This Delicate Plant Needs Freedom No Less Than Stimulation.

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It Is Nothing Short Of A Miracle That Modern Methods Of Teaching Have Not Yet Entirely Strangled That Sacred Spirit Of Curiosity And Inquiry, For This Delicate Plant Needs Freedom No Less Than Stimulation.

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Making Mistakes

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It's Not That I'm So Smart, It's Just That I Stay With Problems Longer.

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Israel Is The Only Place On Earth Where Jews Have The Possibility To Shape Public Life According To Their Own Traditional Ideals.

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