Teaching Quotes

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The history of science teaches only too plainly the lesson that no single method is absolutely to be relied upon, that sources of error lurk… — John William Strutt
There was a seminar for advanced students in ZÃ¼rich that I was teaching and von Neumann was in the class. I came to a certain… — George Polya
Very nice sort of place, Oxford, I should think, for people that like that sort of place. They teach you to be a gentleman there.… — George Bernard Shaw
Education ultimately depends on what happens in classrooms... between teachers and learners. That is fundamental.'... 'I hope that teachers will discover the optimism and direction… — David Perkins
The overwhelming number of teachers ...are unable to name or describe a theory of learning that underlies what they do. — Alfie Kohn
What we want... is for students to get more interested in things, more involved in them, more engaged in wanting to know; to have projects… — Howard Gardner
Teachers and administrators sleepwalk through their responsibilities, dulled and discouraged by the endless pressures and problems. — David Perkins
Teaching is the canny art of intellectual temptation — Jerome Bruner
Quality in education is what makes learning a pleasure and a joy. — Myron Tribus
To be interested is to be absorbed in, wrapped up in, carried away by, some object. To take an interest is to be on the… — John Dewey
Man ultimately decides for himself! And in the end, education must be education towards the ability to decide — Viktor E. Frankl
Schools must inquire deeper into their own practices, explore new ways to motivate their learners, make use of learning styles, introduce multiple intelligences, integrate learning,… — Michael Fullan
We know at lot more now than the 'last time around the 1960s and 1970s - about how to work for smart schools... ' 'The… — David Perkins
In order to act, you must be somewhat insane .A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking. — Georges Clemenceau
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves he isn't a man of action. — Georges Clemenceau
You learn at your best when you have something you care about and can get pleasure in being engaged in. — Howard Gardner
What gives people superiority at a task is true intention. That makes you attuned to everything. — Werner Erhard
The major difference between the 'best' and the 'average' is that the 'best' get as much pleasure from practice as performance. — Benjamin Zander
People whose talents are not exploited become disenchanted and disruptive. — Terence Conran
Talent comes with an individual name tag. — Charles Handy

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