Azim Premji Quotes

I have my master's degree in secondary education. I actually interned at a high school and student-taught at a high school for a year.

…all the teachers henceforth to be employed be provided from some Model School, with a certificate of their competency, that will aid us in a work of great difficulty, to wit, … placing youths under the direction of competent teachers, and of those only.

Can you think of any other occupation where you can screw up—and screw up children’s lives permanently—and they can’t fire you.

I have repeatedly called for residency programs for teachers, like those you see in the medical profession, to ensure our educators have the training and knowledge to succeed in their classrooms and in their careers.

There is no education system in the world - none at all - that's better than its average teacher.

Charter schools have a far higher proportion of teachers who are not certified.

Barack Obama wants teacher service scholarships.

Few things are more important to our country's future than recruiting and keeping great teachers in our schools.

There is a shortage of teachers but the January 2001 schools census showed that teacher numbers were at their highest level than at any time since 1984 - and 11,000 higher than 1997.

No matter how much you like your local school teacher, he or she is a government agent.

More than half of my former students teach - elementary and high school, community college and university. I taught them to be passionate about literature and writing, and to attempt to translate that passion to their own students. They are rookie teachers, most likely to be laid off and not rehired, even though they are passionate.

Israeli teachers are not required to hold an academic degree, and their salaries are the lowest in the Western world.

I'm getting certified to become a teacher because I love it so much.

Our ultimate goal with Real Models is to open a school and I would love to do it here in Miami, open up a charter school.

I've never been a teacher in my life.

The average schoolmaster is, and always must be, an ass.

Good education is linked with good teachers. We need to think how we can have good teachers. India has the capability to produce & export as many teachers to the World as it needs. We need to think about how we can create an environment where children want to become good teachers.

We want our teachers to be trained so they can meet the obligations, their obligations as teachers. We want them to know how to teach the science of reading. In order to make sure there's not this kind of federal-federal cufflink.

Whoever controls the education of our children controls the future.

We have successfully achieved the target of building toilets in schools.

That's the public-school system all over. They may kick you out, but they never let you down.

Become a teacher. Your country needs you.

The 21st century is the century of knowledge. Knowledge, science and education will have the power and strength to embrace the entire universe.

We need to give importance to skill development because this way we can end unemployment.

I found my student of the year, and now Tata Nano is searching for India's student of the year