Quotes About Education

There is no real teacher who in practice does not believe in the existence of the soul, or in a magic that acts on it through speech.

All it takes is one teacher - just one - to save us from ourselves and make us forget all the others.

I wanted to be a teacher.

When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read, I refused to do so.

I was born to be a teacher, and I'll die a teacher.

During the day, I'm a business owner. I'm a teacher and a mentor.

I dropped out of high school when I was 16, after I had a huge argument with my English teacher over the meaning of the word 'existentialism.'

I often think that the prime directive for me as a teacher of writing is akin to that for a physician, which is this: do no harm.

My dad's a teacher and a football coach, and he found a job in New Jersey.

One time, the teacher was the storehouse of knowledge. That will no longer be so. So what would a teacher do? A very good teacher will play the role of augmenter. Also, the teacher will be located anywhere and helping students.

I was an elementary school teacher.

I was performing at a New Jersey high school, and I asked a class of 2,000 students, 'How many of you love mathematics?' and only one hand went up. And that was the hand of the maths teacher!

My brother's a teacher in Costa Rica and actually does a more important and significant job than I will ever do.

Usually, girls weren't encouraged to go to college and major in math and science. My high school calculus teacher, Ms. Paz Jensen, made math appealing and motivated me to continue studying it in college.

I was a teacher once.

I'd like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to get rid of me.

My mother was a very talented pianist, and she was a music teacher who hated to teach music, actually, but she loved to play, so I was brought up with Chopin, Debussy and Mozart.

My teacher wanted me to do 'Hot Cross Buns,' but all I wanted to learn was 'Island in the Sun' by Weezer.

Don't say I was an inspirational teacher - my former pupils would laugh their heads off. I was grossly incompetent, but I hope I didn't do the children a disservice.

My dad was a high school teacher and made no money.

I started the class late. The teacher said I would have to learn as much in half a year that the others learned in a year. I did it.

I just think it would be interesting. I already applied to be a substitute teacher.

I'm glad I was a teacher.

The best teacher is an entertainer.