Martin Luther Quotes

There's no idea that can't be explained to a thoughtful 14-year-old. If the thoughtful 14-year-old doesn't get it, it is your fault, not the 14-year-old's.

Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it.

I have no skills. The only thing I could possibly do is teach.

Teaching may be compared to selling commodities. No one can sell unless somebody buys.

Instructors should not only be skilful in those sciences which they teach, but have skill in the method of teaching, and patience in the practice.

Effectiveness in teaching the Bible is purchased at the price of much study, some of it lonely, all of it tiring.

In a manner of speaking. I certainly never want to lose my voice as an educator.

We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking to a group of friendly students, he'll never be a competent teacher.

I regard most of my speeches as opportunities to teach rather than traditional political speeches.

We begin with the hypothesis that any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development.

There is no long-range effective teaching of the Bible that is not accompanied by long hours of ongoing study of the Bible.

If a man cannot make his point to keen boys in ten minutes, he ought to be shot!

Of all the excellent teachers of college English whom I have known I have never discovered one who knew precisely what he was doing. Therein have lain their power and their charm.

I'm a shy, nervous person, and I don't like teaching with "terms." I didn't teach them, like, "This is first person, this is second person, this is foreshadowing," or whatever, so no one probably felt like they were learning anything. But I feel like teaching in that way reduces the concept to a term.

I have never really done any teaching and maybe I should have done. I am not power-mad enough.

That's what teaching is, the art of explanation: presenting the right information in the right order in a memorable way.

In Acts 14:1, we are told, "At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Gentiles believed." This is what should be sought in Christian schools, not just teaching, but effective teaching. Christian content alone is insufficient. It must be presented in a certain way, and that way cannot be reduced to technique. Nevertheless, God has graciously made it possible to bring people the truth by how the truth is presented.

If I ever teach writing again, I’d say the first lesson is to listen.

Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher.

Some experience of popular lecturing had convinced me that the necessity of making things plain to uninstructed people, was one of the very best means of clearing up the obscure corners in one's own mind.

You teach best that which you need most to learn.

A dearth of words a woman need not fear; But 'tis a task indeed to learn to hear: In that the skill of conversation lies; That shows and makes you both polite and wise.

Usage is the only test. I prefer a phrase that is easy and unaffected to a phrase that is grammatical.

Poor or fuzzy communications are major time-wasters. Take the time to be crystal-clear in your communications with others.

The true measure of your education is not what you know, but how you share what you know with others.