Layton's "The Role Of The Teacher": A Review
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The essay "The Role of the Teacher" written by Irving Layton
reviews the current state of our ever criticized school system. The author
shows us how we view the problems of the school system and explains how and
why we place blame on teachers. He shows how "penny-pinching school
boards"(p145) ar ....
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.... lets people relate with the point that author is
trying to get across to the reader. The reader now has a mental reference
or link to what is being described so he can now better understand what he
is reading. This stylistic device is used effectively in this essay.
"Knowledge spills over like a water from a seemingly inexhaustible
fountain."(p146) This is a good use of imagery. By applying this
description of endless knowledge to a fountain or waterfall the reader can
make a mental ....
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