More on The Tao of Teaching

In each short chapter, Nagel continues with a Taoist affirmation and then follows it with a short narrative on how it seen in a teaching environment.  Chapter three is titled "Wealth Breed Competition" where the competition in schools is challenged.  Between spelling bees, top scores on tests, best grades, best clothes, etc., schools should instead be teaching students to measure themselves, not against each other, but against themselves.