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title: "2 Free people Quotes By Shirley Hufstedler"
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> [The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/the-role-of-the-teacher-remains-the-highest-calling-of-a-free-people/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

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> [The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people. To the teacher, America entrusts her most precious resource, her children; and asks that they be prepared ... to face the rigors of individual participation in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/the-role-of-the-teacher-remains-the-highest-calling-of-a-free-people-2/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

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## More by Shirley Hufstedler

> [I'm bilingual. I speak English and I speak educationese.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/i-m-bilingual-i-speak-english-and-i-speak-educationese/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

> [I empathize with those who yearn for a simpler world, for some bygone golden age of domestic and international tranquility. But for the mass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/i-empathize-with-those-who-yearn-for-a-simpler-world-for-some-bygone/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

> [If you haven't failed, you haven't tried very hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/if-you-haven-t-failed-you-haven-t-tried-very-hard/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

> [Justice is a blindfolded woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/justice-is-a-blindfolded-woman/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

> [The rhythm of life is intricate but orderly, tenacious but fragile. To keep that in mind is to build the key to survival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/the-rhythm-of-life-is-intricate-but-orderly-tenacious-but-fragile-to/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

> [Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/security-is-not-the-meaning-of-my-life-great-opportunities-are-worth/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

> [The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/the-role-of-the-teacher-remains-the-highest-calling-of-a-free-people/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

> [If you play it safe in life you've decided that you don't want to grow any more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/if-you-play-it-safe-in-life-you-ve-decided-that-you-don-t-want-to/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

> [The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people. To the teacher, America entrusts her most precious resource, her children;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/the-role-of-the-teacher-remains-the-highest-calling-of-a-free-people-2/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

> [If you play it safe in life, you've decided that you don't want to grow anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-hufstedler/if-you-play-it-safe-in-life-you-ve-decided-that-you-don-t-want-to-2/)

[Shirley Hufstedler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-hufstedler/)

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