Pedagogical Veracity

Socrates to Plato Emerson to Thoreau When the student is ready, the teacher will appear Invaluable lessons will be on display for him to feel, see, and hear Ali to Larry Jordan to Kobe If the student is willing, he will do the valiant work He would rather not be the teacher; instead, he aims to show his worth Picasso to Warhol James to Michael____ Teacher to student From shadow to lucent Teacher to student From unwise to prudent A smart man studies and learns from the best He knows and respects the work and readies himself for his test