Mythology is studied in the school system because most of us come from it. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
Education can't make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
Learning is a process of mutual discovery for teacher and pupil. Keep an open mind to their unexpected responses. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money-in that order; it is a process, a never-ending one. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
A teacher is frequently the only adult in the pupil's environment who treats him with respect. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
And that's it; that's why I want to teach; that's the one and only compensation: to make a permanent difference in the… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
... good teachers, like Tolstoy's happy families, are alike everywhere. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“What makes you think you’re so special? Just because you’re a teacher? What he was really saying was: You are so special.… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“But I am busiest outside of my teaching classes. Do you know any other business or profession where highly-skilled specialists are required… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
If a teacher wants to know something why doesn't she look it up herself instead of making we students do it? We… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“There is a need for closeness, yet we can’t get too close. The teacher-pupil relationship is a kind of tightrope to be… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Tm not a teach. I'm a teacher. And I have a name. How would you like it if I called you "Hey,… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
Best marks go to cheaters and memorizers. Marks depend on memorizing and not on real knowledge. When you cram into your head… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Trouble is,” Paul smiled his most charming smile, “a teacher has to be so many things at the same time: actor, policeman,… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“I am writing this during my free . . . oops! un-assigned period, at the end of my first day of teaching.… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“TO: ALL TEACHERS FROM: JAMES J. MCHABE, ADM. ASST. PLEASE PLOT AND HAND IN THE MEDIAN PERCENTILE CURVE BASED ON THE MIDTERM… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“There is a need for closeness, yet we can't get too close. The teacher-pupil relationship is a kind of tightrope to be… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“Extraordinary—that Willowdale Academy and Calvin Coolidge High School should both be institutions of learning! The contrast is stunning. I had a leisurely… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“I'm buried beneath an avalanche of papers, I don't understand the language of the country, and what do I do about a… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“There is a premium on conformity, and on silence. Enthusiasm is frowned upon, since it is likely to be noisy. The Admiral… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
I like the word OLD. Not senior, that's for proms. Older? Older than whom? 'Old' is honorable and ripe — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
“What makes you think you’re so special? Just because you’re a teacher? What he was really saying was: You are so special. You are… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
“How can you wish on a turkey wishbone with a man who is capable of correcting a love letter?” — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money-in that order; it is a process, a never-ending one. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
A teacher is frequently the only adult in the pupil's environment who treats him with respect. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
I am writing this during my lunch period, because I need to reach towards the outside world of sanity, because I am overwhelmed by… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
Learning is a process of mutual discovery for teacher and pupil. Keep an open mind to their unexpected responses. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
When giving comes directly from the heart, it can never disappoint or embarrass. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
Children are the true connoisseurs. What’s precious to them has no price, only value. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
“But I am busiest outside of my teaching classes. Do you know any other business or profession where highly-skilled specialists are required to tally… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
But if there is such a thing as social commitment in literature, I think it must manifest itself in a reader's awareness of the… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
Laughter keeps you healthy. You can survive by seeing the humor in everything. Thumb your nose at sadness; turn the tables on tragedy. You… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
Education can't make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share
