The duty of the teacher is to make the above thought familiar to his students and by the friction he will offer them through the works of art he will present to them to remove external obstacles and above all ignorance so that the student can to test himself against the work of art. In this effort the teacher will of course use historical knowledge he will refer to some external elements of the work of elements symbols messages signs application of aesthetic rules shocking details of construction direct relationship with social environment melodramatic details of creation and yet they remain indifferent flabby in one word bad.
How will we be able to distinguish them from a masterpiece if we keep to the area of reasonable interpretation But how will we teach this famous language of every art How will he learn the viewer to read a film work This is not taught by rules and points. It is taught with education with sensitivity and with friction. The latter is the first thing the teacher can offer. That is the photo background removing selection and presentation of those works that will help the students contact with the entire artistic work of this form. It can help the students general education a bit with references hints and discussions. He may perhaps much less attempt to stimulate his sensibility so that the elements within him may awaken and aid his artistic perception. All these are many substantial and difficult.
The teacher needs to have more than knowledge. It takes passion authenticity and sincerity. And something else to practice the art he teaches even if imperfectly. Only in this way will he know the pains of those he speaks about. For teaching the art of photography The teachers of the great artists are not so much those whom they imitate as those with whom they collide. André Malraux The teaching of photography must cover various stages and areas depending on the objectives it pursues. The determination of this goal is absolutely necessary from the beginning of the course for the teacher to direct both the technical theory and practice as well as the aesthetic and historical tradition.