Unteach

Alas, many of my students have picked up both assumptions and it's very difficult to "unteach" these tiresome habits of argumentation. ❋ Tenured Radical (2009)

We've taught them to drink chocolate milk, so we can unteach them that, Cooper said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

R.A. Dickey wants to unteach himself the knuckleball. ❋ Unknown (2010)

On this blog I guess it should be 'who can unteach a dog'. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As I said before, I am not sure you can teach innovation, but you can unteach it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So, if politicized nomination processes unteach the view that courts are different, institutional legitimacy suffers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I notice that a lot, especially in that one of the first things I have to do is unteach my students categorical/superficial thinking that the current elementary and secondary education systems indoctrinate. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Which would unteach mankind the lust to shine or rule: ❋ Unknown (2007)

Euripus. 93 We do but learn, today, what our better advanced judgments will unteach tomorrow; and ❋ Unknown (2007)

I must now state what the mistakes of medical men are, which I wish to unteach, and what instructions I have to give as to the management of the arm; for what I have to say regarding it, will apply to the other bones in the body. ❋ Unknown (2007)

We want to unteach the mis-taught to give change another chance. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Whom when this woman had entreated to vouchsafe to converse with me, refute my errors, unteach me ill things, and teach me good things (for this he was wont to do, when he found persons fitted to receive it), he refused, wisely, as I afterwards perceived. ❋ Unknown (1999)

We should all get back to the night that bore us but since that is impossible a dream may be the only way: dreams of school, of travel, continue to teach and unteach us as always the heart flies a little away, perhaps accompanying, perhaps not. ❋ Ashbery, John (1990)

His expectation of recurrence is based not on cosmic cycles but on the permanence of the irrational and unteach - able elements in human nature. ❋ E. R. DODDS (1968)

There is certainly no readier way, on sundry accounts, to unteach men all the principles of religion, all respect unto God and common honesty. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

The rebel himself has taught a lesson to the world, which he can never unteach. ❋ Various (N/A)

We do but learn to-day what our better advanced judgements will unteach to morrow; and Aristotle doth but instruct us, as Plato did him; that is, to confute himself. ❋ 1605-1682 (1923)

“Did you hear about [Gawny]’s winner in the Thursday night cup final? Simply [unteachable] mate! [I tell you what], some people are just born with the gift” ❋ Snake Hips (2023)

[Ralph] is so [unteachable]. ❋ Ohlongjohnsone3029 (2018)

“Did you see [Gawny]’s finish to win the [Thursday night] cup final? Simply [unteachable] mate! Some players are just born like that” ❋ Snake Hips (2023)