Education Quotes by Tim Gunn

9 Education quotes by Tim Gunn

Tim Gunn’s brief take on education celebrates creativity and the power of constructive feedback. His nine succinct observations inspire readers to approach study with both imagination and disciplined refinement.

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If you want to, you can share my teaching refrain: I can't want you to succeed more than you do.

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I learned early on in teaching how easy it is to hurt a young person and that's never my intention.

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Few activities are as delightful as learning new vocabulary.

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I'm making the assumption that after Mrs. Obama leaves the White House that she will continue all of her work toward improving…

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I found early on in teaching, if you're too blunt an instrument, the students discredit you and think you're just being mean.…

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I learned from teaching. If you are perceived by the student to be belittling them or purely criticizing them without offering up…

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I learned quickly that if the student’s perception is that you’re not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.

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I've never mentioned this, but when I was at Parsons teaching, the other design disciplines, they don't like fashion design. They see…

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I would say this to my students all the time, it's about 30% you as the teacher and 70% about them. They…

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I always say I have a Socratic approach to most things that I do. I pummel people with questions, because I need to know…

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If I could predict the trends, they would already be there.

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In a manner of speaking. I certainly never want to lose my voice as an educator.

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Everyone has a best feature, so find clothes and accessories to accentuate those, whether it’s your shoulders or your long legs!

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I have to have my coffee. I probably have three cups a day, but only before noon.

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We all had to search for more words to describe things.

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