The quotes below guide me to be a better teacher and see teaching in a different way.
“Teaching is the one profession that creates all other professions.” – Unknown
“If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.” – Jim Rohn
“The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you on to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth.” – Dan Rather
“What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.” – Karl Meninger
“Every child deserves a champion—an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.” – Rita Pierson
“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” – Brad Henry
“Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” – Bob Talbert
“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.” – Alexandra K. Trenfor
“If kids come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job easier. If they do not come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job more important.” – Barbara Colorose