Act your age Quote by Jim Brown

When you act like a teacher, it's usually because you're afraid to be the student.

— Byron Katie

Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think.

— Maya Lin

Students generally have very little idea of the world they are entering into, and their teachers - like parents - are viewed as beings…

— Marian Bantjes

I look at my young students, and I no longer have the sense that, oh, I'm the authority and they have to meet a…

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim

Students never appreciate their teachers while they are learning. It is only later, when they know more of the world, that they understand how…

— Darren Shan

Good teachers are not known for telling you what you want to hear, and consequently they're rarely popular because they tend to offend people…

— Frederick Lenz

There's lots of bad things about teaching, but the really good thing is that you get to be around young people - irritating as…

— Louise Wilson

“Teaching isn’t rocket science. It’s about being engaged, listening, paying attention. Despite conventional wisdom, you don’t need to talk a lot to teach well.…

— Tucker Elliot

The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate to them, but to give additional force to their…

— Joseph Lancaster

Talking about how annoying the kids in the grade below you are, but convincing yourself you never acted like that last year.

— Khat Leen

What I don't like about teaching is hearing myself say the same thing. I mean, you just want to sort of shoot yourself after…

— Lynne Tillman

Teachers didn't like me very much. They thought I was just this punk kid and they always wanted to kick me out.

— Clea DuVall