“My mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didn't have any money, we just survived on happiness, on being a happy family.”
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“A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.”
“I think the British people are very, very attached to the idea that the health service is free at the point of use. But there is no reason why every doctor, nurse and teacher in this country has to be employed by the state.”
“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.”
“History is Philosophy teaching by example.”
“This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.”
“History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat.”
“My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.”
“I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.”
“Students never think it can be the teacher's fault and so I thought I was stupid. I was frustrated and would come home and cry because I couldn't do it. Then we got a new teacher who made math accessible. That made all the difference and I learned that it's how you present it that makes it scary or friendly.”
“In high school, a teacher once suggested that I be a math major in college. I thought, 'Me? You've got to be joking!' I mean, in junior high, I used to come home and cry because I was so afraid of my math homework. Seriously, I was terrified of math.”
“I'm like a really goofy home ec teacher.”
“Oh, stuff the critics. I don't care. Too many people are snooty about classical. Look, I wasn't brought up in a home where we listened to classical music. It was a singing teacher that thought it would be best for my voice. Then I moved into crossover. And if that makes the music accessible to more people, then great.”
“I hope that I serve by being a teacher.”
“I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally.”
“Some of my high school teachers did remind me that I had an excellent imagination when it came to making up excuses.”
“I've been acting my whole life. I have this huge imagination! I'm a dancer and my mom's a dance teacher, and I was always performing and entertaining people. I'd go to see live theatre or a movie, and I'd become the main character for a few days afterwards. I loved being somebody new for a temporary amount of time.”
“The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing.”
“Art owes its origin to Nature herself... this beautiful creation, the world, supplied the first model, while the original teacher was that divine intelligence which has not only made us superior to the other animals, but like God Himself, if I may venture to say it.”
“The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.”
“The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge.”
“I do think we know that a teacher who knows what he or she is doing, knows their subject matter, and knows how to impart knowledge to kids is a critical piece of closing the achievement gap.”
“Golf is about knowledge, and studying another player - more than listening to a teacher - is the best way to get it.”
“If we are to negotiate the coming years safely, we may need a new kind of leadership. To put it more precisely, we need the rediscovery of an ancient kind of leadership that has rarely been given the prominence it deserves. I mean the leader as teacher.”