2,279 Quotes About Teaching

The highest purpose of education is to unlearn what we once took for granted, to replace certainty with subtlety, prejudice with compassion, and destiny with possibility.

I feel a swell of pride. This. This right here is why I wanted to become a teacher. To know that it is possible to change the world for the better, in however small a way.

The problem with the prosperity gospel is that it makes prosperity the Gospel. God's word is flawless, however if your interpretation of the word is wrong, your application will be wrong also.

The trouble with a lecture is that it answers questions that haven't been asked.

Teachers should know that the quality of the answers depends significantly on the quality of the questions.

He smiles a little. This is the point of being a teacher. A glimmer of hope where you thought it didn't exist.

Talk a little less, listen a little more, and you'll be a lot wiser

As an educator and advocate, I want to be a part of encouraging and supporting movers and shakers of our world. I do not want to be a part of suppressing them.

Isn’t the point of education to teach students how to think, not what to think?