What all good teachers have in common, however, is that they set high standards for their students and do not settle for anything less.

Everything works when the teacher works. It's as easy as that, and as hard.

When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed.

I have discovered few learning disabled students in my three decades of teaching. I have, however, discovered many, many victims of teaching inabilities.

The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior.

Don't try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed.

When someone is taught the joy of learning, it becomes a life-long process that never stops, a process that creates a logical individual. That is the challenge and joy of teaching.