2,279 Quotes About Teaching

When I act tough they listen politely till the spasm passes. They know.

A substantial amount of our brain power is devoted to visual processing. When we add a visual component, a drawing component, to what we are teaching, student recall increases.

They don't read, and they can't write to save their lives. They've never heard of most of the presidents of the United States, they think America won the war in Vietnam, they think Prohibition was a law that made it illegal to own slaves.That was Cole's father, fuming about his students. Cole suspects at least some of this could also be said about Tracy.And it's not just what they don't know, it's what they don't want to know.Tracy is what his father would call intellectually lazy.

Uninterested kidsListening to uninterested teachers Teaching uninteresting topics While having access to the most interesting device of all timeA PHONE!(This is a generalization, I got mad love for teachers)

I'm not as interested in dispensing knowledge on how to make a living ass I am in helping young people learn how to make a life...

...there is a danger of churning out students who are rapid processors of information but may not necessarily be more reflective, thoughtful, and able to give sustained consideration to the information that matters most.

Moral maturity and freedom require more than mere adherence to the law; they require an understanding of the why and wherefore of its rules and regulations- the principles that make it worthy of their allegiance.

It takes generosity to be the one teaching, and humility to be the one being taught.

Because we are co-creators, because we feel each other’s energy, because we are linked—what matters most when you teach is not the flawlessness of your delivery. Not your poise or whether you remembered every line you planned to say or every pose in your yoga sequence. No, it’s not your perfection, it’s your kindness.