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> [Teaching is a great way to keep learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthea-harvey/teaching-is-a-great-way-to-keep-learning/)

[Matthea Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthea-harvey/)

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> [A good teacher has a love of teaching. A great teacher has a love of learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/a-good-teacher-has-a-love-of-teaching-a-great-teacher-has-a-love-of/)

[Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/)

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> [A review of maths teaching is a great thing, but it's a complex issue, and often the damage is done in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-riley/a-review-of-maths-teaching-is-a-great-thing-but-it-s-a-complex-issue/)

[Rachel Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-riley/)

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> [Teaching was great for me, because I got to show people how writing can really change the way you see not only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/teaching-was-great-for-me-because-i-got-to-show-people-how-writing/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [I find teaching to be a great way to keep everything in perspective and to help give back. It's also a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/channing-dungey/i-find-teaching-to-be-a-great-way-to-keep-everything-in-perspective/)

[Channing Dungey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/channing-dungey/)

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> [To get enough of the teachers we need, teaching has to be a great job where talented people are supported and rewarded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bennet/to-get-enough-of-the-teachers-we-need-teaching-has-to-be-a-great-job/)

[Michael Bennet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bennet/)

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> [“There is no doubt that great teaching and great teachers have a significant impact on students and their long-term association with school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-heleno/there-is-no-doubt-that-great-teaching-and-great-teachers-have-a/)

[Carlos Heleno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-heleno/)

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> [When we have the Spirit to direct us, we are capable of teaching with great power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/when-we-have-the-spirit-to-direct-us-we-are-capable-of-teaching-with/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

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> [Do not try to satisfy your vanity by teaching a great many things. Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anatole-france/do-not-try-to-satisfy-your-vanity-by-teaching-a-great-many-things/)

[Anatole France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anatole-france/)

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> [Teaching is a great complement to writing. It's very social and gets you out of your own head. It's also very optimistic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleanor-catton/teaching-is-a-great-complement-to-writing-it-s-very-social-and-gets/)

[Eleanor Catton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleanor-catton/)

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> [I'd like to give every young teacher some good news. Teaching is a very easy job. Administrators will tell you what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/i-d-like-to-give-every-young-teacher-some-good-news-teaching-is-a/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

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