Quotes About Education

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the "naturals," the ones who somehow know how to teach.

There are three things to remember when teaching: know your stuff; know whom you are stuffing; and then stuff them elegantly

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.

The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."

More important than the curriculum is the question of the methods of teaching and the spirit in which the teaching is given

A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.

A high-school teacher, after all, is a person deputized by the rest of us to explain to the young what sort of world they are living in, and to defend, if possible, the part their elders are playing in it

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively

I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion

I think a secure profession for young people is history teacher, because in the future, there will be so much more of it to teach

Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.

Whoever teaches his son teaches not alone his son but also his son's son, and so on to the end of generations

We need programs that will teach athletes how to spell "jump shot" rather than how to shoot it.

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself.

Give your teachers the respect they deserve, because they are the ones who can help you get where you need to go.

Our highly qualified teachers not only work hard, but they care about each and every student that enters their classroom. I thank you, Montana teachers, for your sense of duty and compassion to our precious future generation.

Your best teacher is your last mistake.

The headmistress was an able instructress in French and history and we learned with her as fast as fear could teach us.

America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live.

To waken interest and kindle enthusiasm is the sure way to teach easily and successfully.

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on a cold iron.

A courage which looks easy and yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons - the least rewarded of all forms of courage