Richard Hamming on Teaching

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I recently had the chance to read about Richard Hamming, American mathematicians who have countless applications on the evolution of computing technologies, an area that interests me since I was a software engineering student. one of his quotes is really intriguing and inspiring for teachers: "Teachers should prepare the student for the student's future, not for the teacher's past."

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