Teachers try to make us feel lower than themselves, maybe because this is because they feel lower than outside people. One teacher told me to get out of the room and never come back, which I did. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
The clerical work is par for the course. "Keep on file in numerical order" means throw in wastebasket. You'll soon learn the language. "Let it be a challenge to you" means you're stuck with it; "interpersonal relationships" is a fight… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
I like the word OLD. Not senior, that's for proms. Older? Older than whom? 'Old' is honorable and ripe — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“What makes you think you’re so special? Just because you’re a teacher? What he was really saying was: You are so special. You are… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“How can you wish on a turkey wishbone with a man who is capable of correcting a love letter?” — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money-in that order; it is a process, a never-ending one. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
A teacher is frequently the only adult in the pupil's environment who treats him with respect. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
I am writing this during my lunch period, because I need to reach towards the outside world of sanity, because I am overwhelmed by… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
Learning is a process of mutual discovery for teacher and pupil. Keep an open mind to their unexpected responses. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
When giving comes directly from the heart, it can never disappoint or embarrass. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
Children are the true connoisseurs. What’s precious to them has no price, only value. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“But I am busiest outside of my teaching classes. Do you know any other business or profession where highly-skilled specialists are required to tally… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
Mythology is studied in the school system because most of us come from it. — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
