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title: "6 Kind Teacher Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [“Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first, and the lesson afterward.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aurora-rose-reynolds/experience-is-the-hardest-kind-of-teacher-it-gives-you-the-test-first/)

[Aurora Rose Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aurora-rose-reynolds/)

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> [“Because Ali did not want to see the deep pools of his kind teacher's eyes and fall into them. He didn't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-shihab-nye/because-ali-did-not-want-to-see-the-deep-pools-of-his-kind-teacher-s/)

[Naomi Shihab Nye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-shihab-nye/)

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> [“I'm afraid the time has come to officially give up on me." "What kind of teacher would I be if I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-murphy/i-m-afraid-the-time-has-come-to-officially-give-up-on-me-what-kind-of/)

[Nicole Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-murphy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/nicole-murphy-84760_mentorship_i-m-afraid-the-time-has-come-to-official_1897927.jpg)

> [“The kind of teacher who never learned anything herself. Or taught anything, except sarcasm or fear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanith-lee/the-kind-of-teacher-who-never-learned-anything-herself-or-taught/)

[Tanith Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanith-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e2/tanith-lee-3374_fear_the-kind-of-teacher-who-never-learned-an_2033331.jpg)

> [The kind of teacher who is afraid that they are going to be replaced by a computer should be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-fullan/the-kind-of-teacher-who-is-afraid-that-they-are-going-to-be-replaced/)

[Michael Fullan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-fullan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/michael-fullan-57741_afraid_the-kind-of-teacher-who-is-afraid-that-t_2225203.png)

> [A teacher in search of his/her own freedom may be the only kind of teacher who can arouse young persons to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maxine-greene/a-teacher-in-search-of-his-her-own-freedom-may-be-the-only-kind-of/)

[Maxine Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maxine-greene/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/maxine-greene-40156_education_a-teacher-in-search-of-his-her-own-freed_2544562.jpg)

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