A word of Philo for teachers..

The works of Philo give us important information not only about his own ideology, but also about central aspects of the social world of his time. Here is one saying about teachers to contemplate for today (Questions on Genesis 4,106):
For genuine teachers and instructors direct their teaching not to display but to the profit of their pupils, and compel them to repeat from memory what has been said to them, thus firmly impressing upon them what they have heard.