Up the Down Staircase - The Balance of Fear and Freedom in Education
Mr. McHabe:
Oh. Suggestions, Miss Barrett, ahh? I must say you've got guts.
Sylvia Barrett:
It's just an idea, Mr. McHabe. It seems to me that if the students have a chance to speak freely without fear of punishment...
Mr. McHabe:
Listen, you start running this school with ideas, you'll have riots in your rooms. Fear - That's all they understand.
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