I know of no teachers so powerful and persuasive as the little army of specialists. They carry no banners, they beat no… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
The future teachers I try to recruit are those show have refused to let themselves be neutered in this way, either in… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
“The revenue arising from his school was small, and would have been scarcely sufficient to furnish him with daily bread, for he… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Once in while a teacher may make a recommendation, it is usually after going through the basic Socratic method of trying to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
They [teachers] beat it right out of me. Or they beat it into me and educated it out of me. I don't… — William Mapother Copy Share Image
The names Lillian Smith, Eric Dazey, Jon Bullock, and Clari Higginson may mean nothing to most people but the mean the world… — Robert Cheeke Copy Share Image
My son's a painter. All through school his teachers tell him he's a genius. I tell him to paint me an apple… — Charles Mingus Copy Share Image
I think, as a kid, whenever you say you want to be an actor, you get discouraged, so perhaps if I had… — Colin Morgan Copy Share Image
“Real mystery - the very reason to read (and certainly write) any book - was to them a thing to dismantle, distill… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was talking to a Zen master the other day and he said, "You shall be my disciple."I looked at him and… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
I remember Alicia Keys and Usher had released a song called 'My Boo,' and my music teacher got me to sing a… — Seinabo Sey Copy Share Image
The nearest approach to the infallible in literary judgment is represented in the colossal work of the teacher of all these three… — Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve Copy Share Image
These people have learned not from books, but in the fields, in the wood, on the river bank. Their teachers have been… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Progress is slow partly from mere intellectual inertia. In a subject where there is no agreed procedure for knocking out errors, doctrines… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A teacher’s job is to see students’ potential before they can see it themselves; teachers need to have the faith and foresight… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
Helping children at a level of genuine intellectual inquiry takes imagination on the part of the adult. Even more, it takes the… — Dorothy H Cohen Copy Share Image
Aim to write for an hour per day. I used to be a teacher, and an hour a day before school was… — Caroline Lawrence Copy Share Image
So what I liked about Zen was that it never goes off into the realm of imagination land, or if it does… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
Authentic thinking, thinking that is concerned about reality, does not take place in ivory tower isolation, but only in communication. If it… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
My colleagues and I were always having the same conversation in the teachers lunchroom about books we wanted our students to read,… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
Homesickness is a great teacher. It taught me, during an endless rainy fall, that I came from the arid lands, and like… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
“LOGS To be a preacher or a teacher; that is the question – Aye, for all hearers knoweth that; A sin of… — Sarah Chergui Copy Share Image
I am sure that one secret of a successful teacher is that he has formulated quite clearly in his mind what the… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
I grew up in a bookless house - my parents didn't read poetry, so if I hadn't had the chance to experience… — Carol Ann Duffy Copy Share Image
“I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the… — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
Going to school is not the same as going shopping. Parents should not be burdened with locating a suitable school for their… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
I worked with Mrs. Davis for four years, and then she realized, as the material started getting harder, that I had never… — Beth Hart Copy Share Image
Beyond Words is an exceptionally useful and inspiring digest of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) teachings and the teachers associated with them. The ancient… — Tsultrim Allione Copy Share Image
I've gone to prom multiple times, had fights with the principal, a relationship with my teacher. When people ask if I wish… — Britt Robertson Copy Share Image
One of the big misapprehensions about mathematics that we perpetrate in our classrooms is that the teacher always seems to know the… — Leon Henkin Copy Share Image
“I'm certified as an instructor and I do teach courses at a cram school, but I'm not exactly a teacher. I write… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
When I was 12 I worked with someone - it was actually an English teacher at my school, John Woodward. He was… — Peter Jones Copy Share Image
I think comedy is no different now than it was at other points. It takes a long time to get good and… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
Zip codes might be great for sorting mail, but they should not determine the quality of a child s education or success… — Bob Wise Copy Share Image
Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty. In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed… — Barbara Rose Copy Share Image
School is temporary. Education is not. If you want to prosper in life: find something that fascinates you and jump all over… — James Marcus Bach Copy Share Image
When I Die, bury me deep ten feet down fast asleep Place my chemistry book on my head, Tell my teacher that… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
“I didn't know you were held back." "I was." "I didn't know you could be a teacher if you were held back."… — Betsy Byars; Betsy Duffy; Laurie Myers Copy Share Image
I get scared when I approach teachers and tell them that I'll probably be able to attend only half the classes, ..… — Amanda Beard Copy Share Image
![“They [teachers] beat it right out of me. Or they beat it into me and educated it out of me. I don't know; that's an interesting question. The Catholic schools required work, so I think that may have been where the work ethic came from, in answer to the question of how my character may have been…” quote by William Mapother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68b/william-mapother-20419_answers_they-teachers-beat-it-right-out-of-me-or_2889638.jpg)
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