Ron Carlson Quotes

Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher.

I always wanted to be a teacher.

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

Teaching is an art and a profession requiring years of training.

I believe there's not a harder job in the world than being a teacher, and there isn't a job with a more direct impact on the performance of our students.

I mean, a lot of my family are teachers.

Being a teacher is back-breakingly difficult work. It is also extremely important work.

Education is such a noble profession, it's a wonderful way to serve.

If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and asked them to define the word education, there would be very little general agreement.

I'm glad I was a teacher.

I was going to become a teacher.

I am a big believer in education, because when I grew up in Austria - when I grew up in Austria I had a great education. I had great teachers.

To me, the avocation of a teacher has something elevating and exciting. While surrounded by the young, one may always be doing good.

'Educational' refers to the process, not the object. Although, come to think of it, some of my teachers could easily have been replaced by a cheeseburger.

The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject.

I've always wanted to make teaching a part of my life.

I'd never been a teacher before, and here I was starting my first day with these eager students. There was a shortage of teachers, and they had been without a math teacher for six months. They were so excited to learn math.

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

Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.

This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.

It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.

A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.

I want to work with kids. I would love to be a teacher.

I always wanted to teach.

I was a teacher once.