In Hard Times by Charles Dickens, the narrator says of Mr. M’Choakumchild, “If he had only learnt a little less, how infinitely better he might have taught much more!”
The narrator suggests that Mr. M’Choakumchild would be a better teacher if he _____.
valued imagination and focused less on conveying his factual knowledge
gained knowledge along with the students in his classroom
presented information simply so that children would understand it thoroughly
had studied fewer boring subjects and covered interesting subjects in class