Bertrand Russell's 10 Commandments of Teaching

The famous British Philosopher Bertrand Russel listed 10 commandments of teaching.He wrote many books on Mathematics and philosophy .Here is the list :

• 1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.


• 2. Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence ,for the evidence is sure to come to light.


• 3.Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.


• 4.When you meet wit opposition,even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by the authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.


• 5.Have no respect for the authority of others , for there are always contrary authorities to be found.


• 6.Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious for if you do the opinions will suppress you.


• 7.Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion,for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.


• 8.Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement,for ,if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.


• 9.Be scrupulously truthful,even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.


• 10.Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool's paradise, for only a fool think that it is happiness.