Walt Whitman "The World Below The Brine"

This is probably my favorite poem from the poet Walt Whitman because it goes into a deeper meaning than what meets the eye.The poem has an ethereal feel to it that really captures the readers imagination. I truly recommend it.

HE world below the brine,

Forests at the bottom of the sea, the branches and leaves,

Sea-lettuce, vast lichens, strange flowers and seeds, the thick tangle openings, and pink turf,

Different colors, pale gray and green, purple, white, and gold, the play of light through the water,

Dumb swimmers there among the rocks, coral, gluten, grass, rushes, and the aliment of the swimmers,

Sluggish existences grazing there suspended, or slowly crawling close to the bottom,

The sperm-whale at the surface blowing air and spray, or disporting with his flukes,

The leaden-eyed shark, the walrus, the turtle, the hairy sea-leopard, and the sting-ray,

Passions there, wars, pursuits, tribes, sight in those ocean-depths, breathing that thick-breathing air, as so many do,

The change thence to the sight here, and to the subtle air breathed by beings like us who walk this sphere,

The change onward from ours to that of beings who walk other spheres.

Walt Whiteman

A poet from America who has had controversial work but is a key topic in discussions about poetry. He's most known for his poetry.  Hes writes using realism. "Poets To Come" is probably my favorite poem from him because its some I can relate to.

some think that people learn better by themselves than from the help of a teacher. Do you agree or disagree?

I feel that some work is needed to be learned by yourself to truly understand it. A teacher is there to guide the student to help him/her get to the right answer. So I think its a mix between individual work and help from a teacher. Life skills that are learned everyday should be discovered by the individual. When it comes to academics a teacher is needed.. It all really depends on the person and the subject being taught though and really its up to the student learning the subject.