2,279 Quotes About Teaching

Coverage of material is a snare and a delusion. You begin where students are prepared to begin; and you carry them as far as you can without losing them.

Johnny couldn't read until half a year ago for the simple reason that nobody ever showed him how.

Teaching is not entertainment, but it is unlikely to be successful unless it is interesting.

You’re not God. Nothing is your fault, except, perhaps, poor teaching.

I will explain their significance, but I won’t tell you the order or where you’ll learn these lessons.” King Nirvahaka

A good teacher is like a flower that spreads its fragrance and attracts others :-)-

I'm selling education... a life-altering product that can transform the human spirit and literally change the world one student at a time.

Truth is not a destination - it is not a point in the future which you reach through discipline and efforts. Truth is the path itself you walk on every day, driven by unbiased, naïve, curiosity for knowing - not believing, but knowing.

First, the subjects we teach are as large and complex as life so our knowledge of them is always flawed and partial. No matter how we devote ourselves to reading and research, teaching requires a command of content that always eludes our grasp. Second, the students we teach are larger than life and even more complex. To see them clearly and see them whole and respond to them wisely in the moment requires a fusion of Freud and Solomon that few of us achieve.