Finding Out For Yourself

By Charlotte Selver

I don’t want to take away from you your discoveries.  I don’t want to give you pre-chewed knowledge.  I think you have enough of that.  You have to get going yourself.  One thing you probably have noticed—not only in what we say but in what we do in class: that the emphasis is on finding out for yourself.  Not saying, “This is right,” and “This is wrong,” you know.  Not giving instruction as to how to accomplish something, but giving the person an occasion to find out for himself.  This is very basic in our work!  Giving the honor to the person to explore, and not to teach him how things “ought” to be.