I loved my school, and the fine faith the children had in the wisdom of their teacher was truly marvellous.
In plain words
A teacher's students can trust and believe in them completely.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Souls of Black Folk (1903), Chapter IV, 'Of the Meaning of Progress' — grepped verbatim in the staged Gutenberg text (id 408).
- The Souls of Black Folk
- 1903 · Chapter IV, recalling the one-room school Du Bois taught as a young man.
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