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1. Teachers should regularly lead class discussions, presenting clear explanations and examples of basic concepts and/or asking questions so that students can piece together the principles desired.
2. All teachers need to master their subjects, as a prior condition to trying to teach them.
3. Teachers can and should transmit their knowledge to pupils.
4. Teachers should, at first, present simple and easy problems and tasks, in order to build pupils' courage to tackle more difficult and unfamiliar tasks.
5. Teachers should give equal attention to all pupils.
6. Teachers should give quick feedback on pupils' work, indicating clearly what is wrong and why.
7. Children should focus first on content and second on means of expression.
8. Children should strive to understand their teachers and the textbooks.