"DO PASS THE POTATOES, HENRIK"

Authors

  • George E. Flower McGill University

Abstract

Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian playwright, was given to torrential discussion at his dinner table. At times, it is said, the waves of argument rose higher and higher, and disagreement grew so intense that Ibsen and his guests would all be speaking at once. At such times, Ibsen's wife had her own way of bringing them back to a sense of proportion. "Do pass the potatoes, Henrik," she would say, in a gentle voice. And Ibsen, just as gently, would pass them. Perhaps, at this stage in our educational development, it is time for someone to say, "Do pass the potatoes."

Author Biography

George E. Flower, McGill University

George E. Flower, a graduate of McGill and Harvard, is the new Dean of McGill's Faculty of Education. Dr. Flower has to his credit a decade of teaching with the Montreal Protestant School Board and, more recently, until his present appointment, was Co-ordinator of Graduate Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

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Published

1975-09-01

How to Cite

Flower, G. E. (1975). "DO PASS THE POTATOES, HENRIK". McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 10(002). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/7036

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 002 (1975)

Section

Articles