As we extend our educational operation by television and videotape we shall find that the teacher is no longer the source of data but of insight. More and more teachers will be needed for the type of depth instruction that goes naturally with television, with light through rather than light on.
“Electronic Revolution: Revolutionary Effects of New Media”, (1959), speech reprinted in Understanding Me: Lectures and Interviews, (2003), p 10
Year: 1959
Chapter:
Education
Compiled by William Kuhns
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