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title: "7 Teacher Job Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Teacher Job quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Teacher Job sayings and thoughts."
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> [Call me old-fashioned, but it's always been my firm belief that a teacher's job should be for each of his or her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-crowder/call-me-old-fashioned-but-it-s-always-been-my-firm-belief-that-a/)

[Steven Crowder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-crowder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d7/steven-crowder-6411_always_call-me-old-fashioned-but-it-s-always-be_16688.jpg)

> [It is the teacher's job to point out mistakes so that an individual doesn't continue to hurt themselves or others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/it-is-the-teacher-s-job-to-point-out-mistakes-so-that-an-individual/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40e/frederick-lenz-8_buddhism_it-is-the-teacher-s-job-to-point-out-mis_84565.jpg)

> [A teacher's job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well-grounded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darwin-d-martin/a-teacher-s-job-is-to-take-a-bunch-of-live-wires-and-see-that-they/)

[Darwin D. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darwin-d-martin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a6/darwin-d-martin-230832_bunch_a-teacher-s-job-is-to-take-a-bunch-of-li_136068.png)

> [Here's what my CV usually does not say: I was trained as a teacher. My first job lasted less than 60 days.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amit-bhatia/here-s-what-my-cv-usually-does-not-say-i-was-trained-as-a-teacher-my/)

[Amit Bhatia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amit-bhatia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09a/amit-bhatia-44052_age_here-s-what-my-cv-usually-does-not-say-i_1865855.jpg)

> [A student's job is to open the door to their future. A teacher's job is to prepare them to walk through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/a-student-s-job-is-to-open-the-door-to-their-future-a-teacher-s-job/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/ritu-ghatourey-5_student_a-student-s-job-is-to-open-the-door-to-t_1956156.jpg)

> [“A teacher’s job is to see students’ potential before they can see it themselves; teachers need to have the faith and foresight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-main/a-teacher-s-job-is-to-see-students-potential-before-they-can-see-it/)

[Darren Main](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-main/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/darren-main-4353_education_a-teacher-s-job-is-to-see-students-poten_2243530.jpg)

> [As a teacher, it is your job to make explicit whatever you though was implicit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-ann-tomlinson/as-a-teacher-it-is-your-job-to-make-explicit-whatever-you-though-was/)

[Carol Ann Tomlinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-ann-tomlinson/)

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