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If schools are going to succeed, Anrig’s examples show that teachers must break free from the traditional model of unsplendid isolation, with each teacher a Queen Victoria in her classroom.

From Slate • May 7, 2013

The character of modern thought would appear to a Greek returned to earth very sober, unsplendid, undevout, and intrusive.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard

The first engineers who scouted had a hard time in their unsplendid isolation, but now that the rails are catching up, life on the residencies is more pleasant than one might imagine.

From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey