Temple Grandin Quotes

I count myself well educated, for the admirable woman at the head of the school which I attended from the age of four and a half till I was thirteen and a half, was a born teacher in advance of her own times.

The better the teacher, the better the future of America.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to find an efficient teacher.

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

I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.

Having been an educator for so many years I know that all a good teacher can do is set a context, raise questions or enter into a kind of a dialogic relationship with their students.

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

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

As a former teacher and a mother and grandmother, I know firsthand the importance of a quality education.

A true teacher does not terrorize ignorant students, because a true teacher knows that it is his job to cure ignorance.

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

I am just the classic person who wants to learn stuff. I want good tutors, and with Kurt I had the best.

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.

Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students.

The idea that computers can ever replace teachers and schools reveals a deep lack of understanding about the role leadership plays in student success.

Find a good teacher, as I found for my sons. I feel the worst thing you can do is to try and teach your own children yourself, because there is a natural rebellion that occurs.

I'm blessed because I had my mom as a teacher - sixth through eighth grade - and she is one of the best teachers I've ever had.

Teachers are unparalleled in the role they play in children's lives.

We have to provide good teachers, good environment, community involvement with schools.

A good teacher must know the rules; a good pupil, the exceptions.

Teachers are performers, just like I am.

A good teacher is a determined person.

The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing.

I'm a teacher. My mother was a teacher. I spent 40 years as a teacher.