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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM ! V]Y F\NDATION ( ! S*OOL1 & EV5  
AT ! PRES5T TIME1 \R EX]CISES 9 SACR$ & ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY >E CONDUCT$ 9 ?IS WAY3 ,! *ILDR5  
COLLECT >\ND ! TEA*]1 & HE1 US+ NO O!R GUIDE  
?AN ! ,BIBLE & ,POGOD9'S 0,NORMAN ,P]IOD0 &  
,VODOVOZ('S 0,COLLECTION = ,RUSSIAN ,HI/ORY10 TELLS !  
/ORIES1 & ALL BEG9 TO TALK AT ONCE4 

,:5 ! CONFUSION ( VOICES IS TOO GREAT ! TEA*]  
CALLS A HALT1 & HAS ONE SPEAK AT A TIME4 ,AS SOON AS  
ONE BEG9S TO GR[ CONFUS$ HE CALLS ON ! O!RS4  
,:5 HE P]CEIVES ?AT SOME HAVE FAIL$ TO COMPREH5D1 HE SETS ONE ( ! BETT] S*OL>S TO TELL+ IT OV]  
AGA9 = ! B5EFIT ( ?OSE :O DON'T UND]/&4 

,?IS WAS NOT A PRECONCEIV$ PLAN1 BUT CAME AB\T  
( ITSELF1 &1 :E!R ! PUPILS >E FIVE OR ?IRTY 9  
NUMB]1 IS REPEAT$1 ALWAYS ) ! SAME SUCCESS1 IF !  
TEA*] WAT*ES !M ALL1 IF HE DOES NOT ALL[ !M TO  
%\T1 REPEAT+ WORDS :I* HAVE ALREADY BE5 SAID1  
& IF HE DOES NOT P]MIT ! %\T+ TO DEG5]ATE  
9TO FR5ZY BUT REGULATES ?IS TORR5T ( JOY\S ANIMATION & RIVALRY AS MU* AS HE NE$S4 

,9 SUMM]1 :5 WE HAD FREQU5T VISITORS &  
*ANGES 9 ! 9/RUCTORS1 ?IS ORD] ( EX]CISES WAS  
MODIFI$1 & ! TEA*+ ( HI/ORY WAS F> LESS SATISFACTORY4 ,! UNIV]SAL %\T+ WAS 9COMPREH5SIBLE  
TO ! NEW 9/RUCTOR2 IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT ?OSE ?AT  
W]E RECIT+ AT ! TOP ( !IR VOICES W]E NOT M]ELY  
RECIT+2 IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT !Y W]E %\T+ =  
! SAKE ( %\T+1 & ESPECIALLY ?AT IT WAS HOT &  
/IFL+ 9 ?AT PACK ( PUPILS1 CRAWL+ UP ON HIS BACK1  
& ?RU/+ !MSELVES 9TO HIS V]Y FACE4 

,= IF *ILDR5 WANT TO UND]/& WELL1 !Y MU/  
9FALLIBLY GET V]Y CLOSE TO ! P]SON :O SPEAKS1 MU/  
WAT* EV]Y *ANGE 9 ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE &  
EV]Y GE/URE HE MAKES4 ,I HAVE MORE ?AN ONCE ?\<T  
?AT !Y UND]/& BE/ ( ALL ?OSE PASSAGES :]E  
! N>RATOR HAPP5$ TO MAKE A G5U9E GE/URE OR A  
G5U9E 9TONATION4 

,A NEW TEA*] MADE ! PUPILS SIT ON B5*ES &  
TAKE TURNS 9 ANSW]+4 ,! ONE CALL$ ON W\LD KEEP  
SIL5T & WAS TORTUR$ ) CONFUSION1 & ! TEA*]1  
LOOK+ AWAY FROM HIM1 ) A GRACI\S EXPRESSION (  
SUBMISSION TO HIS FATE1 OR A SWEET SMILE1 W\LD SAY3 

0,WELL 4444 & !N8 ,GOOD 4444 V]Y GOOD10 ALL 9 !  
P$AGOGICAL WAY ONLY TOO WELL KN[N TO ALL ( US4 

,MOREOV]1 ,I HAVE BECOME CONV9C$ BY EXP]I5CE  
?AT !RE IS NO?+ MORE P]NICI\S = ! DEVELOPM5T ( A *ILD ?AN ?IS K9D ( S+LE QUE/ION+  
:I* SPR+S FROM ! TEA*]'S RELATION ( SUP]IORITY  
TO ! PUPIL2 & = ME !RE IS NO?+ MORE DI/URB+ ?AN SU* A SPECTACLE4 ,A GR[N MAN TORTURES A *ILD )\T ! SLI<TE/ AU?ORITY4 ,! TEA*]  
KN[S ?AT ! PUPIL IS TORTUR$ AS HE /&S BLU%+  
& P]SPIR+ BE=E HIM4 ,! TEA*] HIMSELF F9DS  
IT WE>ISOME & DIFFICULT1 BUT HE HAS A RULE1 9 ACCORDANCE ) :I* HE MU/ ACCU/OM HIS PUPIL TO SPEAK  
ALONE4 

,BUT NO ONE KN[S :Y HE MU/ TEA* ! PUPIL TO  
SPEAK ALONE4 ,P]HAPS IT IS 9 ORD] TO SET HIM TO READ+ A FABLE BE=E HIS OR H] EXCELL5CY4 ,I %ALL BE  
TOLD P]HAPS ?AT O!RWISE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DET]M9E  
! DEGREE ( HIS ATTA9M5TS4 ,BUT ,I REPLY ?AT IT IS  
REALLY IMPOSSIBLE = A /RANG] TO DET]M9E )9 AN  
H\R ! KN[L$GE ( A PUPIL1 :ILE ! TEA*]1 EV5  
)\T ANY V]BAL OR WRITT5 EXAM9ATION1 IS ALWAYS  
CONSCI\S ( ! MEASURE ( !SE ACQUIREM5TS4 ,IT  
SEEMS TO ME ?AT ?IS PLAN ( 9DIVIDUAL 9T]ROGATION IS  
A RELIC ( ANCI5T SUP]/ITION4 ,9 ! OLD TIMES !  
TEA*]1 COMPELL+ HIS PUPILS TO LE>N EV]Y?+ BY  
HE>T1 C\LD NOT JUDGE ( !IR ATTA9M5TS 9 ANY O!R  
WAY ?AN BY SETT+ !M TO REPEAT ! :OLE LESSON  
WORD = WORD4 ,!N IT WAS F\ND ?AT A P>ROT-LIKE  
REPETITION ( WORDS WAS NOT $UCATION1 & !Y BEGAN  
TO MAKE PUPILS TELL 9 !IR [N LANGUAGE :AT !Y HAD  
LE>N$2 BUT !Y HAVE NOT *ANG$ ! CU/OM ( CALL+ UP 9DIVIDUAL PUPILS & MAK+ !M RECITE :5EV] ! TEA*] DESIRES4 

,IT WAS 5TIRELY LO/ FROM SI<T ?AT Y\ MAY REQUIRE  
FROM ! S*OL> :O LE>NS BY HE>T ! REPETITION (  
C]TA9 PASSAGES FROM ! ,PSALT] OR FABLES AT ANY TIME  
& UND] ALL CONDITIONS2 BUT ?AT 9 ORD] TO BE 9 A  
CONDITION TO APPRECIATE ! S5SE ( ANY PASSAGE1 & TO  
GIVE IT 9 HIS [N WORDS1 ! PUPIL MU/ F9D HIMSELF 9 A  
CONDITION FITT$ = ?IS EX]CISE4 

,NOT ONLY 9 ! L[] S*OOLS & GYMNASIUMS1 BUT  
ALSO 9 ! UNIV]SITIES1 ,I UND]/& ?AT EXAM9ATIONS  
BAS$ ON QUE/IONS >E NO?+ ELSE ?AN TE/S ON !  
LE>N+ ( PASSAGES OR PROPOSITIONS1 WORD = WORD4 ,9  
MY TIME ,I LEFT ! UNIV]SITY 9 #ahde ,I DID NOT PREP>E = ! EXAM9ATIONS BY LE>N+ BY HE>T WORD =  
WORD1 BUT P>AGRAPH BY P>AGRAPH1 & ,I RECEIV$ ! M>K ( FIVE ONLY FROM ?OSE PR(ESSORS :OSE NOTEBOOKS ,I KNEW BY HE>T4 

,VISITORS1 :O HAVE DONE SO MU* 9JURY TO ! 9/RUCTION AT ! ,YASNO-,POLYANA S*OOL1 HAVE 9 ONE DIRECTION CONF]R$ A GREAT S]VICE ON ME4 ,!Y HAVE DEF9ITELY CONV9C$ ME ?AT WRITT5 & V]BAL EXAM9ATIONS  
>E A RELIC ( M$IEVAL S*OLA/IC SUP]/ITION1 & ?AT  
9 ! PRES5T ORD] ( ?+S !Y >E DECID$LY IMPOSSIBLE & ONLY H>MFUL4 

,(T51 UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( A *ILDI% CONCEIT1 ,I  
HAVE WI%$ TO %[ SOME E/EEM$ VISITOR1 9 AN H\R'S  
TIME1 ! ATTA9M5TS ( \R PUPILS1 ) ! RESULT EI!R  
?AT ! VISITOR W\LD BE P]SUAD$ ?AT !Y KNEW  
:AT !Y DID NOT KN[1 ,I SURPRIS$ HIM BY A C]TA9  
HOCUS-POCUS1 OR ELSE ! VISITOR W\LD SUPPOSE ?AT  
!Y DID NOT KN[ :AT !Y REALLY KNEW V]Y WELL4  
,& A REGUL> CONFUSION & MISUND]/&+ >OSE AT  
SU* A TIME BETWE5 ME & ! VISITOR AN 9TELLIG5T1  
TAL5T$ MAN1 A SPECIALI/ 9 !SE MATT]S1 & A BELIEV] 9 ABSOLUTE FRE$OM ( RELATIONS4 ,:AT !N  
W\LD RESULT FROM ! (FICIAL VISITS ( DIRECTORS & SUP]VISORS1 TO SAY NO?+ ( ! 9T]RUPTION ( ! C\RSE  
( /UDY1 & ! CONFUSION ( IDEAS CAUS$ BY SU*  
EXAM9ATIONS AMONG ! PUPILS8 

,AT ! PRES5T TIME ,I AM CONV9C$ ?AT TO SUM UP  
ALL ! KN[L$GE ( A PUPIL IS AS IMPOSSIBLE = !  
TEA*] OR ! /RANG] AS IT W\LD BE TO SUM UP MY  
KN[L$GE OR Y\RS 9 ANY SUBJECT Y\ PLEASE4 ,TO  
BR+ A CULTIVAT$ MAN ( =TY TO AN EXAM9ATION 9  
GEOGRAPHY W\LD BE NO MORE /RANGE & /UPID ?AN  
TO BR+ A MAN ( T5 TO ! SAME4 ,! ONE AS WELL AS  
! O!R CANNOT ANSW] ! QUE/IONS 9 ANY O!R  
WAY ?AN WORD = WORD1 & 9 AN H\R'S TIME IT IS  
ACTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TE/ !IR KN[L$GE4 ,REALLY TO  
LE>N :AT EI!R ONE KN[S IT IS NECESS>Y TO LIVE )  
HIM = MON?S4 

,:]EV] EXAM9ATIONS >E 9TRODUC$ & BY EXAM9ATIONS ,I UND]/& ANY DEM& = ANSW]S TO  
QUE/IONS !RE APPE>S ONLY A NEW & USELESS OBJECT1  
DEM&+ SPECIAL LABOR1 SPECIAL QUALITIES1 & ?IS OBJECT IS CALL$ PREP>ATION = EXAM9ATIONS OR LESSONS4 ,!  
PUPIL 9 ! GYMNASIUM LE>NS HI/ORY OR MA!MATICS1  
& 9 ADDITION SOME?+ IMPORTANT ! >T ( ANSW]+ EXAM9ATION QUE/IONS4 ,I DO NOT CONSID] ?IS  
>T A USEFUL BRAN* ( LE>N+4 ,I1 A TEA*]1 APPRECIATE  
! DEGREE ( MY PUPIL'S ATTA9M5T AS ACCURATELY AS ,I  
APPRECIATE ! DEGREE ( MY [N1 AL?\< NEI!R !  
PUPIL NOR ,I HAVE BE5 SUBJECT$ TO LESSONS2 BUT IF A  
/RANG] WI%ES TO GET ! MEASURE ( Y\R ATTA9M5TS1  
!N LET HIM LIVE ) US & LE>N ! RESULTS1 & !  
APPLICATION ( \R ATTA9M5TS TO LIFE4 

,!RE IS NO O!R MEANS1 & ALL ATTEMPTS AT EXAM9ATIONS >E ONLY DECEPTION1 FALSEHOOD1 & OB/ACLES TO  
LE>N+4 ,9 ! MATT] ( LE>N+ !RE IS ONE 9DEP5D5T JUDGE1 ! TEA*]1 & ONLY ! PUPILS !MSELVES CAN CONTROL HIM4 

,9 ! TEA*+ ( HI/ORY ! PUPILS REPLI$ ALL TOGE!R1  
NOT = ! SAKE ( PROV+ !IR KN[L$GE1 BUT BECAUSE  
!RE IS 9 !M A NECESSITY ( PUTT+ 9TO SPEE* !  
IMPRESSIONS !Y HAVE RECEIV$4 ,9 ! SUMM] NEI!R  
! NEW TEA*] NOR ,I UND]/OOD ?IS2 WE SAW 9 IT ONLY  
A WAY ( TE/+ !IR KN[L$GE1 & !RE=E WE F\ND  
IT MORE CONV5I5T TO EXAM9E !M ONE AT A TIME4 ,I  
HAD NOT DISCOV]$ AS YET :Y ?IS ME?OD WAS WE>ISOME & BAD1 BUT MY FAI? 9 ! RULE ( FRE$OM =  
S*OL>S WAS MY SALVATION4 ,! MAJORITY BEGAN TO  
GR[ LI/LESS1 ?REE ( ! BOLDE/ TOOK UPON !MSELVES  
TO ANSW] ALL ! QUE/IONS1 ?REE ( ! MO/ BA%FUL  
NEV] SAID ANY?+1 BUT WEPT & GOT Z]OS4 ,DUR+  
! SUMM] ,I NEGLECT$ ! CLASSES 9 SACR$ HI/ORY1  
& ! TEA*]1 :O WAS A LOV] ( ORD]1 HAD FULL SCOPE  
TO KEEP !M SITT+ ON B5*ES1 TO TORTURE !M ONE  
AT A TIME1 & TO V5T HIS 9DIGNATION AT ! /UBBORNNESS  
( ! *ILDR54 

,SEV]AL TIMES ,I ADVIS$ HIM TO LET ! *ILDR5 GET  
D[N FROM ! B5*ES DUR+ ! CLASS 9 HI/ORY1 BUT  
! TEA*] REG>D$ MY ADVICE AS A MILD & P>DONABLE ORIG9ALITY AS ,I KN[ BE=EH& MO/ ( MY  
READ]S WILL ALSO REG>D IT & ?IS ORD] ( ?+S  
REMA9$ UN*ANG$ UNTIL ! =M] TEA*] RETURN$1 & 9 ! 9/RUCTORS NOTE-BOOK APPE>$ REM>KS LIKE  
! FOLL[+3 0,I C\LD NOT GET A S+LE WORD FROM  
,SAV920 0,GRI%9 .<#c#d.> HAD NO?+ TO SAY20 0,PETKA'S  
OB/9ACY AMAZ$ ME1 HE W\LD NOT SAY A S+LE  
WORD20 0,SAV9 WAS WORSE ?AN BE=E20 & SO ON4 

,SAV9 IS ! SON ( A H\SEHOLD] OR A M]*ANT1 A  
ROSY1 FAT LAD1 ) FLA%+ EYES & LONG LA%ES1 WE>+  
A LEA!R TULUP*IK1 BOOTS BIG 5\< = HIS FA!R1 A  
R$ ,ALEX&RISKY %IRT & DRAW]S4 ,?IS LAD'S PLEASANT & ATTRACTIVE P]SONALITY ESPECIALLY /RUCK ME1  
BECAUSE HE WAS AT ! HEAD ( ! >I?METIC CLASS1 BY  
HIS READ9ESS 9 CALCULATION & HIS GAY LIVEL9ESS4 ,HE  
READS & WRITES ALSO F> FROM BADLY4 

,BUT AS SOON AS HE WAS ASK$ A QUE/ION HE W\LD  
HANG HIS PRETTY CURLY HEAD TO ONE SIDE1 TE>S W\LD  
TRICKLE D[N HIS LONG LA%ES1 & IT W\LD SEEM AS IF HE  
W]E TRY+ TO HIDE \T ( SI<T2 IT WAS EVID5T HE WAS  
SUFF]+ UN5DURABLY4 ,IF Y\ COMPEL HIM TO RECITE1 HE  
WILL SPEAK1 BUT EI!R HE CANNOT OR WILL NOT =M A S5T5CE BY HIMSELF4 ,GOD ONLY KN[S :E!R IT IS !  
T]ROR 9SPIR$ BY HIS =M] TEA*]1 HE HAD BE5  
TAU<T BE=E BY A P]SON 9 ! ECCLESIA/ICAL PR(ESSION1 OR :E!R IT IS LACK ( SELF-CONFID5CE OR CONCEIT1  
OR ! AWKW>DNESS ( HIS POSITION AMONG BOYS :OM  
HE CONSID]S 9F]IOR TO HIMSELF1 OR VEXATION BECAUSE 9  
?IS ONE RESPECT HE IS BEH9D ! O!RS1 BECAUSE ONCE  
ALREADY HE HAS BE5 9 ! TEA*]'S BAD GRACES1 OR  
:E!R ?IS LITTLE S\L HAS BE5 AFFRONT$ BY SOME  
9CONSID]ATE WORD HA/ILY SPOK5 BY ! TEA*]1 OR  
:E!R IT IS A MIXTURE ( ALL2 BUT ?IS BA%FULNESS1  
AL?\< IT MAY BE 9 ITSELF A DISAGREEABLE TRAIT1 IS  
NEV]!LESS 9SEP>ABLY CONNECT$ ) ALL ?AT IS BE/ 9  
HIS Y\NG S\L4 ,TO :IP IT \T ( HIM BY A PHYSICAL OR  
MORAL DISCIPL9E IS POSSIBLE1 BUT AT ! RISK ( DE/ROY+  
AT ! SAME TIME ! PRECI\S QUALITIES )\T :I*  
! TEA*] W\LD F9D IT A H>D TASK TO TAKE HIM  
F>!R4 

,! NEW TEA*] HE$$ MY ADVICE & LET ! PUPILS  
GET D[N FROM ! B5*ES1 & P]MITT$ !M TO CLIMB R\ND :]EV] !Y WANT$1 EV5 ?\< IT WAS  
ON HIS BACK2 & FROM ! MOM5T HE DID SO !Y ALL  
BEGAN TO RECITE 9COMP>ABLY BETT]1 & IT WAS NOT$  
9 ! TEA*]'S DI>Y ?AT EV5 0! OB/9ATE ,SAV9  
SAID A FEW WORDS40 

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