Alpha and omega Quote by William James

“Students engaged in direct experience with materials, unforeseen obstacles, and serendipitous discoveries may result in understanding never anticipated by the teacher.”

— Sylvia Libow Martinez

A natural talent is required; for, when Nature opposes, everything else is in vain; but when Nature leads the way to what is most…

— Hippocrates

You perceive now, my friends, what your general or abstract duty is as teachers. Although you have to generate in your pupils a large…

— William James

But when all is said and done, the fact remains that some teachers have a naturally inspiring presence and can make their exercises interesting,…

— William James

Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.

— Haim Ginott

It is only the fundamental conceptions of psychology which are of real value to a teacher.

— William James

I am sure that one secret of a successful teacher is that he has formulated quite clearly in his mind what the pupil has…

— Alfred North Whitehead

The fitness of the pupil is shown in his love for the acquisition of knowledge, his willingness to receive instruction, his reverence for learned…

— Dayananda Saraswati

The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ all his art in seeking to bring his pupil…

— Alfred Adler

“In its failure to value differences in the way people learn, the educational process often suppresses intuition, creativity, and your sense of identity.”

— Laurie Nadel

A true teacher should penetrate to whatever is vital in his pupil, and develop that by the light and heat of his own intelligence.

— Edwin Percy Whipple

A teacher should, above all things, first induce a desire in the pupil for the acquisition he wishes to impart.

— Horace Mann