Good Teacher Quotes

115 Good Teacher quotes by 95 unique authors

When people say, you know, 'Good teacher,' 'Prophet,' 'Really nice guy'... this is not how Jesus thought of Himself. So you're left with a challenge… — Unknown Author
The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade… — Eli Broad
That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends. — Maria Callas
A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson. — John Henrik Clarke
Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills. — Minna Antrim
Good teachers deserve apples; great teachers deserve chocolate. A favorite quotation, written in calligraphy on his office door. — Richard Hamming
There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher. — Flannery O'Connor
From my grandfather's father, I learned to dispense with attendance at public schools, and to enjoy good teachers at home, and to recognize that on… — Marcus Aurelius
To know psychology, therefore, is absolutely no guarantee that we shall be good teacher. — William James
Good teachers cost a lot; but, poor teachers cost a lot more. — Evan Esar
Good teachers never say anything. What they do is create the conditions under which learning takes place. — S I Hayakawa
Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher. — Maggie Gallagher
All learning is remembering. A good teacher causes students to remember what they already know. — Neale Donald Walsch
Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten. — Mary Catherine Bateson
In every story I have heard, good teachers share one trait: a strong sense of personal identity infuses their work. — Parker J. Palmer
I now understand what Nelle Morton meant when she said that one of the great tasks in our time is to "hear people to speech."… — Parker J. Palmer
As any good teacher knows, the methods of instruction and the range of material covered are matters of small importance as compared with the success… — Noam Chomsky
We should not be speaking to, but with. That is second nature to any good teacher. — Noam Chomsky
Find a good teacher, as I found for my sons. I feel the worst thing you can do is to try and teach your own… — Keith Emerson
There are few master teachers in life. ... But there are many who can listen to life so well that they can hear the vastness… — Rachel Naomi Remen
You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up,… — Nhat Hanh
I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material, — Eric Mazur
When I had my first voice lesson I was 15 years old. And I had a really good teacher. This is what made all the… — Cecilia Bartoli
When Things Fall Apart” and I quote “Life is a good teacher and a good friend. Things are always in transition, if we could only realize… — Pema Chodron
I used to think great teachers inspire you. Now I think I had it wrong. Good teachers inspire you; great teachers show you how to… — Alfred Doblin

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