Teachers Quotes by Andy Hargreaves

Schools often get the teachers they deserve!

— Andy Hargreaves

Total teachers aren't perfect teachers.

— Andy Hargreaves

All teachers are already leaders. It's in the nature of teaching.

— Andy Hargreaves

Teachers still command great respect in the families and societies of many Asian cultures.

— Andy Hargreaves

The quality & morale of teachers is absolutely central to the well being of students and their learning.

— Andy Hargreaves

We will not achieve high performance in education if we replace teachers with machines or turn teachers into machines.

— Andy Hargreaves

Too many professional development initiatives are done to teachers - not for, with or by them.

— Andy Hargreaves

Teachers create and transform energy. They are the dynamos of educational change.

— Andy Hargreaves

You cannot switch teachers on and off as if they were PowerPoint presentations.

— Andy Hargreaves

Teachers who don't pull their weight drag down the profession and their colleagues with it.

— Andy Hargreaves

What we want for our students we should want for our teachers: learning, challenge, support, and respect.

— Andy Hargreaves

In high performing countries, principals are working with highly qualified teachers who come from the top tiers of the graduation range, who…

— Andy Hargreaves

Teachers who believe they can make a real difference in their students lives REALLY do.

— Andy Hargreaves

Physically, teachers are often alone in their own classrooms with no other adults for company. Psychologically, they never are.

— Andy Hargreaves

One or two bad teachers is a problem with the teachers. A school with many bad teachers is a problem of leadership.

— Andy Hargreaves

Teachers are always emotional: by default if they bore us, and by design when they excite us.

— Andy Hargreaves