Paul Cook Quotes

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

Teachers do the noble work of educating our children. And we can't thank them enough for the hard work they put in every day to ensure a bright future for all of us.

I love teaching; I love little kids.

I think people are attracted to teaching because they want to make a real impact.

I wanted to be an English teacher. I wanted to do it for the corduroy jackets with patches on the side.

I love teaching. I love working with kids... maybe some day I'll go back to the classroom. I'm not ready to say it'll never happen.

You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school.

In many ways, 'What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World' is just one big thank-you note to my teachers. The book is dedicated to my fifth and sixth grade English teacher, Dr. Joseph D'Angelo, a massive force of erudition, martial artistry, culture, and love.

My happiest hours are spent in school, surrounded by those I hope to benefit.

In high school, one of the things I loved doing was this after-school program where you would teach computer skills to some of the maintenance folks at school.

Those who care, teach. Those who love, teach. Those who can, teach.

I love working with kids and I want to just be able to do it from my heart and not as a job.

I majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.

Teaching is the royal road to learning.

Having students was so inspiring.

That's one thing that's a passion for me: teaching.

I value teaching. It's one of the places I get inspiration, engagement.

In my head, I'm still a teacher. I miss the kids.

It was a huge confidence builder to stand in front of 34 21-year-olds and explain something to them every day.

There is nothing better than being in a classroom with really, really brilliant students, and opening up new worlds to them. That's what I love doing.

To teach is part of the very fabric of learning.

Teaching is a wonderful way to learn.

My advice to seniors - and I consider myself one - is to first and foremost take care of your body. Secondly, find something where you could say, "I'm helping somebody else." And it may be just helping raise a grandkid. Or teaching a child to read - one child to read.

Teaching is a performance art.