Only those who look with the eyes of children can lose themselves in the object of their wonder.

Students never appreciate their teachers while they are learning. It is only later, when they know more of the world, that they understand how indebted they are to those who instructed them. Good teachers expect...

The way I saw it, if my students were willing to pretend I was a teacher, the least I could do was return the favor and pretend that they were writers.

It’s iron that can sharpen iron; wood cannot do that.

I can’t say I ever remember getting less than a whole child in my 29 years here.They come in whole and I teach ’em that way.

There’s nothing sillier in the world than a teacher telling you don’t do it after you already did it.

schools assume that children are not interested in learning and are not much good at it, that they will not learn unless made to, that they cannot learn unless shown how, and that the way...

I meet them in this stadium, strangers at opposing desks until I wave my red flag.

It is a mistake to tell students that their classroom is a democracy- it cannot and never will be. But children need to learn how to participate in a community and to prepare themselves for...

Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.

The sun appeared between the twin spires of the cathedral as its light reflected off the crescent and star that rose out of the dome on top of the mosque. It was beautiful, and surreal....

As a Jew, I had no desire to challenge my childhood prejudice. But as a teacher, I could not do otherwise.

Life in the Kingdom of God is accepting and knowing Jesus Christ, it is studying and applyingHis teachings to your life.

To be agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know.

The new naval treaty permits the United States to spend a billion dollars on warships—a sum greater than has been accumulated by all our endowed institutions of learning in their entire history. Unintelligence could go...

You are not your mistakes and your mistakes are not you.

It is astounding what power being kind, mannered, polite and considerate has in transforming your life.

This is your life and you have the right and responsibility to make good decisions for yourself.

Negativity is a natural part of your perfect self.

You better have some skills in this world. You better bring something to the dinner party or you will be the dinner.

Speaking and doing are two different actions springing up the two completely different results. But, the best result arrives when a man’s speaking of good words matches with his corresponding and timely action to benefit...

Teaching others, he corrected himself.

Was I gleeful, settled, content, during the hours I passed in yonder bare, humble schoolroom this morning and afternoon? Not to decieve myself, I must reply — No: I felt desolate to a degree. I...

I am skeptical that distance education based on asynchronous Internet technologies (i.e., prerecorded video, online forums, and email) is a substitute for live classroom discussion and other on-campus interaction. Distance education students can’t raise their...

If your desire for ‘good’ is based on greed, it is not good, but greed.

You teach what you know… but impart who you are.

An essential part of teaching children to be disciplined and responsible is to have them learn to work.

The exhibition faithfully reflects the glorious path of the Chinese people’s heroic fight against Japanese aggressors, … They are vivid teaching materials for education in patriotism among the people, especially the young people.

Teaching is a sacred art. This is why the noblest druid is not the one who conjures fires and smoke but the one who brings the news and passes on the histories. The teacher, the...

Not our teaching. … Islam is not wrong, but the interpretations by our scholars can be wrong.

If anyone believes that our smiles involve abandonment of the teaching of Marx, Engels and Lenin he deceives himself. Those who wait for that must wait until a shrimp learns to whistle.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

A wealth of knowledge is openly accessible in nature. Our ancestors knew this and embraced the natural cures found in the bosoms of the earth. Their classroom was nature. They studied the lessons to be...

Another Mexican American in another class, approaches Victor after class, carrying his copy of Fahrenheit 451, required reading for the course. The student doesn’t understand the reference to a salon. Victor explains that this is...

What you do teaches faster, and has a lasting impression, far beyond what you say.

Parents should also question much of the contemporary emphasis on special materials and equipment for learning in a child’s environment. A clutter of toys can be more confusing than satisfying to a child. On the...

storyteller” felt about right. I am a teacher and a storyteller in that order. I have made my living and my real contribution to my community as a teacher, and I have been very lucky...

If we are teaching children how to lie,to steal, and to be aggressive, why do schools punish those who lie and steal? and why does the society punish the offender criminal?

Love has perfect eyes for beauty.

We all make mistakes, but one of our biggest mistakes is continually revisiting the past.

…anyone still attempting to argue that Ebonics is a problem for black students or that it is somehow connected to a lack of intelligence or lack of desire to achieve is about as useful as...

The vile are trampled beneath the feet of other pigs.

Being alone is much better than being around negative people out of loneliness or desperation.

My lord. There is great importance to tea. It should never merely be ‘whatever.

We all started somewhere. When I started teaching at the university level, I didn’t want to teach freshmen. Then I saw that you have the biggest impact on people who have the least experience. I...

You shouldn’t call then anything. They’re poor unfortunate people who cannot help the way they look,

You empower ignorance if you as teacher hide yourself among the students because you know less and give less… Don’t hide your identity, make it a reality!

Experience is a master teacher, even when it’s not our own.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

One of the hallmarks of great teachers is that they rejoice when their students surpass them. Encouraging an atmosphere of questioning and inviting people to grow within your classroom isn’t necessarily easy; which must explain...