The idea of the power and authority of the teacher as the fountain of knowledge to pour forth into waiting student vessels looms large. (educationnext.org)
These debates are driven by contrasting moral visions of the proper authority of teachers and the proper docility of students. (educationnext.org)
Viewed from the perspective of the taught (rather than from the authority of the teacher), teaching is much more a matter of having one's eyes opened to dimensions of reality previously opaque. (religion-online.org)