"You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink" - Deepstash
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink"

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink"

Ultimately, any learner must desire to swallow whatever lesson is being taught. Teachers can offer classes, but they are entirely unable to make students learn, especially not deeply.

The history of pedagogy is primarily about developing techniques to overcome this barrier rather than focusing on character development, which provides a shift in perspective to overcome the obstacle.

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