What can educators do to foster real intelligence?.. .We can attempt to teach the things that one might imagine the earth would… — David W. Orr Copy Share Image
Each generation has its few great mathematicians, and mathematics would not even notice the absence of the others. They are useful as… — Alfred Adler Copy Share Image
“There is an incident which occurred at the examination during my first year at the high school and which is worth recording.… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Nature is a good teacher; he who can read the nature well, he can learn sagacious things belong to life from it.… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
If you respect your teacher, you do better. Respect is only good because it will help you. Real liberated people, what can… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The voice belonged to Mr. Pzyrbovich, an algebra teacher who was always called Mr. P, for obvious reasons. He has a heavy… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Transmission does not have to take place physically. The student doesn't have to be sitting across from you. But it's easier if… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Just as we're all students throughout life, we're all teachers. In fact, we learn best by offering what we desire for ourselves… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
“The best teacher is not life, but the crystallized and distilled experience of the most sensitive, reflective, and most observant of our… — Nathan M. Pusey Copy Share Image
The self taught man seldom knows anything accurately, and he does not know a tenth as much as he could have known… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The American teacher stands on the front lines of poverty and inequity that our fellow Americans refuse to acknowledge, on the front… — John Kuhn Copy Share Image
“A good teacher must be content to be a sower rather than a reaper," he said. "Teachers must not expect to see… — William H. Willimon Copy Share Image
I knew, even at eight, that the confusion of values thrust upon me by parents, teachers, other children, nannies, camp counselors, and… — Jean Liedloff Copy Share Image
The best teachers have showed me that things have to be done bit by bit. Nothing that means anything happens quickly--we only… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
Motherhood is about raising and celebrating the child you have, not the child you thought you would have. It's about understanding that… — Joan Ryan Copy Share Image
White people’s number one freedom, in the United States of America, is the freedom to be totally ignorant of those who are… — Jane Elliott Copy Share Image
Reuven listen to me. The Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself. One is to acquire a teacher.… — Chaim Potok Copy Share Image
My father? A hard drinking man from the 70's. We actually have no pictures of my dad where he is not holding… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
It was very controversial actually, because basically, Lion In The Grass was also a course that you were receiving college credit for.… — Chris Baio Copy Share Image
“Francie, huddled with other children of her kind, learned more that first day than she realized. She learned of the class system… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist,… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“We had a teacher called Fanny Menlove, and I remember once when she was out of the room Nancy went up to… — Peter FitzSimons Copy Share Image
“I remember one English teacher in the eighth grade, Florence Schrack, whose husband also taught at the high school. I thought what… — John Updike Copy Share Image
This is a wonderful time to be living here on earth. Our opportunities are limitless. While there are some things wrong in… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
We need more concept-development and active involvement, less tuning forks, pulleys, and friction formulas - students know they'll never use those. They… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
The teachers unions are the clearest example of a group that has lost its way. Whenever anyone dares to offer a new… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I was little, I was actually really shy. I really enjoyed doing school plays, but I found the whole thing terrifying.… — Emily Berrington Copy Share Image
Ravi Shankar was an incredible teacher. I sat on stage with Robby Krieger and studied at his school of Indian music here… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
It was difficult showing up in Grade 1 as Pierre Elliott Trudeau's son, it was difficult to become a high school teacher… — Justin Trudeau Copy Share Image
I'll never forget my high school acting teacher, Anthony Abeson, who said, "It starts with the shoes." When I think about a… — Jennifer Aniston Copy Share Image
I don't know what it's like for a book writer or a doctor or a teacher as they work to get established… — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
The next thing Jordana says makes me realize that it's too late to save her. "I've noticed that when you light a… — Joe Dunthorne Copy Share Image
I'm sure it is," she replied. Her expression turned fierce, making her look far different from the scattered teacher I knew. "But… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
A little girl who finds a puzzle frustrating might ask her busy mother (or teacher) for help. The child gets one message… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Eloquence, when at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection; but addressing itself entirely to the fancy or the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I started, my teachers told me that I had to sing 'Mozart, Mozart, Mozart.' I said, 'No, I want to sing… — Anna Netrebko Copy Share Image
Here is a truth that most teachers will not tell you, even if they know it: Good training is a continual friend… — Richard Mitchell Copy Share Image
You never know what little bundle of encouragements artists carry around with them, what little pats on the back from what hands,… — Luciano Pavarotti Copy Share Image
So you think the best way to prepare kids for the real world is to bus them to a government institution where… — Steven James Copy Share Image
In their struggle for the ethical good, teachers of religion must have the stature to give up the doctrine of a personal… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
