Teaching Quotes

2884 Teaching quotes by 1777 unique authors

A teacher's failure to create an intellectually reflective, engagement for learning is not simply malpractice but it is immoral particularly for students who cannot withdraw. — John Goodlad
Every parent's deepest wish is that their children are self sufficient, happy, and able to live a full life. — Peter Block
Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we were never able to do. — Peter Senge
Progressive white teachers seem to say to their black students 'Let me help you find your voice. I promise not to criticize one note as… — Lisa Delpit
To live our lives fully, to work whole heartily, to refuse directly what we can't swallow, to accepts the mystery in all matters of meaning-… — Peter Block
Good questions work on us, we don't work on them. They are not a project to be completed but a doorway opening onto greater depth… — Peter Block
Plan to be better today, but don't ever plan to be finished — Carol Ann Tomlinson
It is science that brings us an understanding of the true complexity of natural systems. The insights from the science of ecology are teaching us… — Unknown Author
...but what has been said once can always be repeated. — Zeno of Elea
A technician is a man who understands everything about his job except its ultimate purpose and its place in the order of the universe. — Unknown Author
A tiny hole can empty a great big bucket. — Cynthia Lewis
As soon as you understand 2 x 4 you can't believe there was a time when you didn't understand it. — Cynthia Lewis
Before we can go on making workers, we must first make people. — Martin Haberman
Every piece of the puzzle that doesn't fit gets you closer to the answer. — Cynthia Lewis
Getting lost teaches you how to read a map. — Cynthia Lewis
If you keep missing, get closer to the basket. — Cynthia Lewis
If you want to zoom down the expert slope tomorrow, you have to fall down the bunny slope today. — Cynthia Lewis
In those days [the 1790s],the students paid their professors directly for the lectures-typically about three guineas a class (a guinea was worth slightly more than… — Unknown Author
It feels a lot colder when you're shoveling snow than when you're building a snow fort. — Cynthia Lewis
It's easier to knock on a door that's not shut all the way. — Cynthia Lewis
It's easier to see the mistake on someone else's paper. — Cynthia Lewis
It's easier to throw sticks on the campfire than to try to restart it when it goes out. — Cynthia Lewis
It's more fun to color outside the lines. — Cynthia Lewis
Nobody can pedal the bike for you. — Cynthia Lewis
Part of teaching is helping students learn how to tolerate ambiguity, consider possibilities, and ask questions that are unanswerable. — Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

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