Kästner’s thoughts speak to everyone’s heart.

“Do not regard the teacher’s desk as a throne or a pulpit!

The teacher does not sit higher so that you may worship him, but so that you may see one another better.

The teacher is not a sergeant, nor is he a god.

He does not know everything, nor can he know everything (…)

A teacher is not a magician, but a gardener.

He knows how to care for and nurture you, and he will do so.

But you must grow on your own!”