Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition." - Meaning and context.">
Teacher in America (1945)
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Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

— Jacques Barzun

What It Means

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Jacques Barzun

About Jacques Barzun

Jacques Barzun (November 30, 1907 – October 25, 2012) was a French-born American scholar, historian, critic, teacher and editor.