The main difference in the effectiveness of teaching comes from the thoughts the teacher has had during the entire time of his or her existence and brings into the classroom. A teacher concerned with developing humans affects the students quite differently from a teacher who never thinks about such things.
If we were interested in making money, we wouldn't have become teachers.
The dyed-in-the-wool teacher takes everything seriously only with respect to his students--himself included.
A teacher, therefore, who would think that he could prepare himself for his mission through study alone would be mistaken. The first thing required of a teacher is that he be rightly disposed for his task.
The first thing required of a teacher is that he be rightly disposed for his task.
Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room
I've come to realise that the best teachers never stop being teachers.
I could always see myself being a teacher. I remember sitting in class as a kid, listening to the teacher and thinking, you know, I'm pretty sure I could explain that a little bit better.
