--- title: "1 Let Teach Quotes By Becky Albertalli" description: "1 Let Teach quotes by Becky Albertalli. Plus more from Becky Albertalli and more Let Teach sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/becky-albertalli-5626_dictate_teachers-think-they-get-to-dictate-what_2761721.jpg" --- > [“... teachers think they get to dictate what you think about. It's not enough if you just sit there quietly and let them teach.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/teachers-think-they-get-to-dictate-what-you-think-about-it-s-not/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/becky-albertalli-5626_dictate_teachers-think-they-get-to-dictate-what_2761721.jpg) ## More by Becky Albertalli > [“I bring the leftovers to rehearsal, and Ms. Albright lets us have a cake picnic on the stage. And by cake picnic, I mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/i-bring-the-leftovers-to-rehearsal-and-ms-albright-lets-us-have-a/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [When I read, I don't need a character to look like me, act like me, or think like me. I don't need to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/when-i-read-i-don-t-need-a-character-to-look-like-me-act-like-me-or/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [“It’s just a lot of me. Way too much of me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/it-s-just-a-lot-of-me-way-too-much-of-me/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [“You don’t get to say it’s not a big thing. This is a big fucking thing, okay? This was supposed to be—this is mine.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/you-don-t-get-to-say-it-s-not-a-big-thing-this-is-a-big-fucking-thing/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [I think we're all a little bit caught up in the drama inside our own heads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/i-think-we-re-all-a-little-bit-caught-up-in-the-drama-inside-our-own/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > ['Simon' was such a charmed experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/simon-was-such-a-charmed-experience/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [“I wish there were a secret signal you could use to communicate: HELLO. I AM OFFICIALLY COOL WITH SILENCE. Not”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/i-wish-there-were-a-secret-signal-you-could-use-to-communicate-hello/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [“It’s really amazing, isn’t it? Someone can trigger your sexual identity crisis and not have a clue they’re doing it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/it-s-really-amazing-isn-t-it-someone-can-trigger-your-sexual-identity/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [“Leah has a girlcrush on Jenny Lewis. You can't not have a crush on Jenny Lewis. I'm twenty years younger than her and unquestionably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/leah-has-a-girlcrush-on-jenny-lewis-you-can-t-not-have-a-crush-on/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [“Same first name as a president and an obscure comic book character. Half-Jewish. Excellent grammar. Easily nauseated. Likes Reese's and Oreos (i.e. not an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/same-first-name-as-a-president-and-an-obscure-comic-book-character/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [“And suddenly, I feel like crying, but not in a bad way. More like in the way you feel when someone gives you a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/and-suddenly-i-feel-like-crying-but-not-in-a-bad-way-more-like-in-the/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [“I catch a sudden glimpse of myself in the mirror across the room. It's the weirdest thing. My hair is unbrushed. I'm wearing what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/i-catch-a-sudden-glimpse-of-myself-in-the-mirror-across-the-room-it-s/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [“You can't imagine how much I hated middle school. Remember the way people would look at you blankly and say, "Um, okaaay," after you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/you-can-t-imagine-how-much-i-hated-middle-school-remember-the-way/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [“I mean, when you think about it, it’s a little fucked up that teachers think they get to dictate what you think about. It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/i-mean-when-you-think-about-it-it-s-a-little-fucked-up-that-teachers/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) > [“Except, if I'm totally honest, I do believe it. Reid likes me. And I like that he likes me. But I'm not used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-albertalli/except-if-i-m-totally-honest-i-do-believe-it-reid-likes-me-and-i-like/) [Becky Albertalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-albertalli/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/let-teach/becky-albertalli/#itemlist", "name": "1 Let Teach Quotes By Becky Albertalli", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“... teachers think they get to dictate what you think about. 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