There were many things in 'Confessions' that I could relate to but this one took the cake. Page 17 book I:
" I learnt Latin without the threat of punishment from anyone forcing me to learn it. My own heart constrained me to bring its concepts to birth, which I could not have done unless I had learnt some words, not from formal teaching but by listening to people talking; and they in turn were the audience for my thoughts. This experience sufficiently illuminates the truth that free curiosity has greater power to stimulate learning than rigorous coercion."
I can relate to this so much. I LOVE reading; books are my best friend. And having a required reading (especially if I dont like the book) when I'm currently reading my own book irritates me and makes me not want to read the required book. It's interesting because I may have wanted to read the book outside of the curriculum in my free time but after I get an assignment to read it, I lose interest.
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