Teachers Quotes (1308 Quotes)

I love to thik of my little children whom God has called to himself as away at schoolat the best school in the universe, under the best teachers, learning the best things, in the best possible manner. O death We thank thee for the light that thou wilt shed upon our ignorance.

It appears that some school officials, teachers, and parents have assumed that religious expression of any type is either inappropriate or forbidden altogether in public schools however, nothing in the First Amendment converts our public schools into reli

People are looking for someone to fix problems. He's out there attacking nurses, firefighters and teachers. That's not what people want to see.

It's a tough area. South of the school, there are high- and upper-middle-class citizens - lots of doctors, lawyers, teachers and principals. North of the school, where Jerome lived, you have the inner city. It's a pretty tough area. Jerome and his parents

Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave birth for bare life is furnished by the one, the other ensures a good life

While I was in Ann Arbor I heard that Boston was a good place to play acoustic music because they still had plenty of clubs. So I moved to Cambridge. I roomed with a Harvard student. I got an apartment the first day I got to town by going to Harvard housing, so I could get cheaper rates, 80 a month or something. I even went to some Harvard classes, just to sit in, because I enjoyed the performance of the professors. The teachers were always so theatrical at Harvard, intelligent show business people, that could keep your attention, and that I think, is the great advantage of Harvard. So I used to go for the show, no matter what subject it was. You could just drop in to a class and watch, it wouldn't matter if you went to the school. No one even asked. The show was good and you would learn something, but you wouldn't get any credit for it. I didn't need the credit.

My biggest concern as a teacher is that my students are starting their day with a sweet roll.

This was a straight-forward, hard-nosed, blue-collar camp. This was like being in school. You studied, you got tested and then the teachers - the coaches - went over the results with you.

If we're going to attract and retain teachers, they have to know that retirement benefits will happen. It's time to solve this problem.

Our teachers are responsible for our children's welfare for the six or eight hours they are at school and we need to know without question that their safety will be paramount on the minds of teachers, faculty and volunteers.

One may also entertain on such occasions one s maternal grandfather, a maternal uncle, a sister s son, a father in law, one s teacher, a daughter s son, a daughter s husband, a cognate kinsman, one s own officiating priest or a man for whom one offers sacrifices.

You look at Gov. Bush's education proposals -- he wants a big role for the federal government. My education policies are rooted in parents, communities and teachers.

The bottom line is that if we had any idea that the teacher had any inappropriate behavior in his past, he would not have been hired here. That's the reason for the questions to flesh out problems in the past.

Before you usher them off to a tutoring center it would really pay for the parent to talk to the teacher first. They are with that child everyday and they have such a good feel for how that child is progressing compared to the other kids in the class.

It is extremely important for these youth, who many times aren't getting support from the families, their communities or their teachers, to have a place where they can go and be themselves.

The courts have ruled time and time again that students in public schools have the First Amendment right to remain quietly seated during the Pledge of Allegiance. Cameron is a very patriotic student, but his is a quiet form of patriotism. In a very polite and respectful way, he declined to stand for the pledge and the teacher berated him in front of his classmates.

Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.

Dire times call for dire measures. We're going to cut in-service days. We're not spending more on teacher housing.

Seek to understand what draws you to the garden. You may discover greater rewards than the blue ribbons awarded for the biggest pumpkin or the best preserves. You may find the garden becomes a teacher and crop 'failures' become lessons learned. However big or small your garden is, if you allow nature to touch your spirit, gardening will bring returns of peace, satisfaction, and well-being for as long as you continue to wander the garden path.

Rich country governments must ensure the aid promised last year is used to pay for the millions of doctors, nurses and teachers, which are so badly needed.

I've spoken directly to Jim Merchant, the head of the teachers union, and told him to expect tough bargaining if I'm elected to the School Board.

When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isn't as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything.

We like to have our professional development days early because with a system this size, there are so many new teachers. We want to make sure they get off to a good start. We also want to use what we learn during professional development days, and this gives us time to do that.

There are three good reasons to be a teacher - June, July, and August.

The reason I got involved is because I have known Dr. Owens for the past year or so. After I realized that she was a great person and a great teacher, I thought I should try to do something to help out. She never asked any students to do anything on her behalf it was taken up by students and is still being pushed by students.

As for myself, I always willingly acknowledge my own self as the principal cause of every good and of every evil which may befall me therefore I have always found myself capable of being my own pupil, and ready to love my teacher.

As women, however, we need to look very closely at these philosophies and ask ourselves the hard-headed, critial question, What's in it for me What does this spiritual system do for women Of course, the gurus, teachers, and ascended masters will tell us that, even by asking such a question, we are merely continuing in our enslavement to the Lords of Mind that it is simply another dodge of the ego as it resists dissoulution in the All.

You know, people want someone to tell them the answer, ... They want a friend, or a teacher, or a parent - but above all I guess they just want to know. And the truth is you can't tell them, and that's a hard thing to deal with. And it's easy to get wrapped up in the idea that this person knows - that he will tell me what I need to know, what I need to live - because he means a lot to me.

Shame, Depair, Soltude These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones,- and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.

He's always liked to tell people what to do, and you combine that with his love of athletics and leadership role, I think it's a natural fit for him. I think that's his greatest asset. He's a good teacher.

For so long we have been the teachers around the world. Now I think there's something to be learned from teams like Korea and Japan execution and work ethic.

My dad was a teacher in Waltham for 35 years, which was why I got into public education. My mom also worked in the public sector, so serving the public good is something my family has done for a long time.

The possible slowdown of illicit drug use among young people is encouraging, even though rates of use remain unacceptably high. All of us, especially parents and teachers, need to redouble our efforts

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.

But then I love teacher, too, dearly,
She's always so lovely to me,
And she's pretty and kind and sweet-tempered,
And gentle as gentle can be.

The books I have read were composed by generations of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, teachers and disciples. I am the sum total of their experiences, and so are you.

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.

He's a teacher, and you have to show your pupils that you care. He'll be a great teacher because of his experience.

Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with it. Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights. Make it a central part of your life. It will make you a better doctor, a better lawyer, a better teacher. It will enrich your spirit as nothing else possibly can. It will give you that rare sense of nobility that can only spring from love and selflessly helping your fellow man. Make a career of humanity.Commit yourself to the noble struggle for human rights.You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in.

I decided at age 9, but I was reinforced at age 13 when a teacher told me I had talent. I can't say she really motivated me because I already knew. I knew I had talent. I went to the Jewish community theater and got in plays there. Then I went for the movies.'

I am going to be running with the teachers and the farmers and the bus drivers and the hard working men and women of this country. I'm going to be running with the people, not the privileged.

There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.

I told all the teachers to come down, and any members of the community that want to. A teacher mentioned (the idea of a rally) to me. I thought it would be a good idea. It just kind of spontaneously happened. Some parents have helped to organize it as well.

That's the one thing he has done with everybody. The best thing you can do is be a teacher to young people. And his mistake was so atypical. He's never out. He doesn't socialize much. This is a man whose life is very simple strong faith, strong family values.

When this opportunity was presented to me, it was just the perfect combination of taking my 30-plus years of experience and reconnecting to the heart and soul of public education the students, parents and teachers.

I was at the Royal Art School. That was a preparatory school specially for art teachers. You see, it was not so much for the development of artists. But we had there terribly stiff training.

There is that pressure from the administrators who ask the teachers 'Why is only 40 percent of your class passing' because they are under the gun, too. The blame game is what drains teachers because they are pedaling and not getting anywhere. There are all sorts of fingers pointing at you, then you eventually get a burned-out teacher and they will pass the students so they don't get ragged on.

I am a teacher, and I am proud of it. At Cornell University I have taught primarily undergraduates, and indeed almost every year since 1966 have taught first-year general chemistry.

In Lawrence this is the longest we have gone without a contract and that is wearing heavily on the teachers.

We felt it was important as we recover from some tough financial times and we begin to add back from the 11 million cuts that we went through 3 years ago to reward some of the teachers, the custodians, the staff, the bus drivers, secretaries and so forth.