Teacher Personality Quotes

People think of teachers who are born to teach, and you think of all these charismatic folks. Some of the most successful teachers are some of the least charismatic, interestingly. But they have a gift of figuring out what motivates people.

What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.

Whether the teacher is authoritarian, undisciplined, competent, incompetent, serious, irresponsible, involved, a lover of people and of life, cold, angry with the world, bureaucratic, excessively rational, or whatever else, he/she will not pass through the classroom without leaving his or her mark on the students.

Great teachers are usually a little crazy.

You have no idea how unimportant is all that the teacher says or does not say on the surface, and how important what he himself is as teacher.

If you look back on all the teachers that you liked, I am sure you will find they were very entertaining.

If you're funny and working in education, I think the perception is that you're either inspirational or awful. So which was I? I suppose that depends on who you talk to.

Only the stupid and the phlegmatic should teach.

To this end the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher.

My teachers were often very eccentric.