... good teachers, like Tolstoy's happy families, are alike everywhere.
Great teachers are usually a little crazy.
The most effective teachers embody the teaching they give out.
In every story I have heard, good teachers share one trait: a strong sense of personal identity infuses their work.
I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.
Only the stupid and the phlegmatic should teach.
Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.
We've done a lot of research on the characteristics of our teachers who are the most successful. The most predictive trait is still past demonstrated achievement, and all selection research basically points to that.
To be a teacher you have to have a very giving, selfless personality. I don't think I'm that selfless and giving.
My teachers were often very eccentric.
