Word: worthlessness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...THAT WORTHLESS FELLOW PLATONOV- Anton Chekhov; translated by John Gournos-Button...
...frequently a tendency for the teacher, deprived of the stimulus that comes from suggestion and helpful criticism, not to show the expected professional growth. . . . A blanket statement such as is usually made-'He is a good teacher' or 'He is a poor teacher'-is worthless as a chart for improvement. . . . As contrasted with the casual appraisals now made, a respectable survey of a man's effectiveness as a teacher should be: 1) systematic; 2) impartial; 3) made from various angles, . . . 4) of known reliability, . . . 5) capable of showing the virtues and weaknesses...