[Albert] Hoxie, my Western Civilization professor. I had him in my freshman year and he opened up an extraordinary world to me… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
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I spent my time very nicely in many ways, but not fully satisfactory. Then I became Professor in France, but realized that… — Benoit Mandelbrot Copy Share Image
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Thus having been undeservedly accepted at the Conservatory as a professor, I soon became one of its best and possibly its very… — Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Copy Share Image
When I was young, all the politicians looked like ancient Latin teachers or greengrocers. They were mumbly, stumbly men with their hair… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
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I'm the oldest of four children, and when I was young, I used to get the blackboard out and make my brothers… — Lucy Davis Copy Share Image
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Sure, the job of high school teachers is not to tear down students' self-esteem. But it's certainly not to inflate students' sense… — LZ Granderson Copy Share Image
“And this is the sense of the word "grammar" which our inaccurate student detests, and this is the sense of the word… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Most teachers have little control over school policy or curriculum or choice of texts or special placement of students, but most have… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
My education in the public schools of New York City between 1932 and 1944 was an excellent preparation for a life in… — Robert Fogel Copy Share Image
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A good traditional conceptual instruction is what I got from my better professors at MIT. They would be at a chalkboard, and… — Sal Khan Copy Share Image
One of the characteristics of the university is that it is made up of professors who train professors, or professionals training professionals.… — Pierre Hadot Copy Share Image
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Consider him in his highest incarnation: the university professor. What is his function? Simply to pass on to fresh generations of numskulls… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
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You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The teachers need you. Students and parents need… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
When I was a young priest in the 1960s and 1970s, there was much experimentation and confusion in the Church. Teachers and… — Donald Wuerl Copy Share Image
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I was a good novice teacher, but I did the things that were obvious. I stayed for lunch for extra tutoring, gave… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
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Those two teachers [Kathleen Blackshear and Robert von Neumann] were just fantastic, I thought. They never directed you in a single direction,… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
![“[Albert] Hoxie, my Western Civilization professor. I had him in my freshman year and he opened up an extraordinary world to me that I've never forgotten. He used his extensive knowledge of art history to illustrate the development of Western culture and politics.” quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d5c/kareem-abdul-jabbar-1909_albert_albert-hoxie-my-western-civilization-pro_1414971.png)
![“Those two teachers [Kathleen Blackshear and Robert von Neumann] were just fantastic, I thought. They never directed you in a single direction, but they just encouraged you to think for yourself.” quote by Warren MacKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/db8/warren-mackenzie-4654_fantastic_those-two-teachers-kathleen-blackshear-a_1979320.jpg)
