3.1.4 Inspiration to High Ideals

Men and women like to be carried to the heights. They like to be lifted out of their lower selves into what they may become. It is the teacher’s delight to let his class stand tip-toe on the facts of subject matter to peep into the glories of the gospel plan of life and salvation.

In 1903 Sanford Bell, of the University of Colorado, reported the results of a survey conducted with 543 men and 488 women to ascertain whether they liked male or female teachers better and just what it was that made them like those teachers who had meant most in their lives. The survey showed that the following influences stood out in the order named:

• Moral uplift.
• Inspiration.
• Stimulus to intellectual awakening.
• Spur to scholarship.
• Help in getting a firm grip on the vital issues of life.
• Personal kindness.
• Encouragement in crises.

What a testimonial to the force of inspiration to higher ideals!

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