Mathematics Quote by Lawrence Young

“It’s almost impossible to teach that sort of writing except by pointing students to a stack of clips and telling them, 'Inhale these.”

— Marilyn Johnson

“I had a professor in college who returned our graded essays, walked up to the chalkboard, and wrote in huge letters: “SO WHAT?” She…

— Austin Kleon

“writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. that thing you had to force yourself to do--the actual act…

— Anne Lamott

“When I was teaching children I began every day writing this on the blackboard: "Do to others what you would like them to do…

— Common Sense

“Writing can be learned, but not taught.”

— Robert Heinlein

“The way I saw it, if my students were willing to pretend I was a teacher, the least I could do was return the…

— David Sedaris

“I had planned to consult with a Black colleague, but when I approached her in the hall she had a crowd of students about,…

— Joanna Russ

“I once had a professor who could condense an entire lecture into a can of frozen orange juice. Talk about hard to concentrate.”

— Jarod Kintz

“The other instructors, even his mother, laughed at him for making work harder for himself and not teaching the workbook. But his students were…

— Lisa Ko

“But for Soraya, words on a page were seductive, free, inviting everyone, without distinction. She could not help it when she found words written…

— Leila Aboulela

“I have learned one lesson as a writer...keep writing and never throw any notes away. Written parts that can't be used today...may be used…

— Timothy Pina

“his education had had the curious effect of making things that he read and wrote more real to him than things he saw.”

— C.S. Lewis