Taylor Mali Quotes

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• Everything I do is kind of a lesson, even if I am the only person who learns it.
• You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is, if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it.
• Great teachers will never be able to make up for bad parents, nor should they be expected to.
• Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room
• The only thing that surprises me is the characterization of teachers as lazy and greedy. Only someone with very little understanding of what teaching requires…
• Certainly teachers themselves can do a better job of letting the world know how hard their profession is, but frankly, they have real work to…
• Simply put, the best teachers are the ones you work your tail off for because in the end you just don't want them to think…
• That's what teaching is, the art of explanation: presenting the right information in the right order in a memorable way.
• I implore you, I entreat you and I challenge you to speak with conviction. To say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks the…
• By the time these students enter the workforce, many of the jobs they will apply for ill be in industries that don't even exist yet.…
• Here, let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true: Teachers? Teachers make a difference! Now what about you?
• It is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. You have to speak with it, too.
• Falling in love is like owning a dog.
• Who can teach when there are such lessons to be learned
• The best teachers that I had were always the ones I never wanted to disappoint.
• A poem is the perfect place to celebrate imperfection and exult in the ways you fall short of being the person you want to be.
• One of the most important things that teachers teach students is you, you can work harder. You are mentally tougher than you think.
• When students have thanked me in the past for being their teacher, I have always felt that it was actually my love for the art…
• No graduation speaker will ever tell you that the future is anything but uncertain. It never is. But graduations need not only be obsessed with…
• Teachers today are breaking down obstacles, finding innovative ways to instill old lessons, proving that greatness can be found in everyday places.

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