Teacher Quotes - Page 30

A hallmark of the Latino community is to help one another, if students are interested in a way to give back and help their communities, becoming a teacher is probably one of the very best ways of doing that.

When I was in junior high school, the teachers voted me the student most likely to end up in the electric chair.

The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character.

The most important part of teaching is to teach wh... -Simone Weil

The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.

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An essential aspect of teaching is not just imparting information but also instilling a deeper understanding and comprehension of the subject matter.

I owe the little formal education I got to my drama teacher, Mr. Pickett, who got us to read Shakespeare, Moliere, and other classics.

At Cornell, my acting teacher said you cannot be religious and be an artist. I sort of got it, because faith is a comfort and art comes from a lot of places, in a lot of people, from the dark chasm.

To the teacher weighed down with paperwork, I say: you've been messed around too often. You came into teaching to spend your time teaching children not filling in forms.

I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking.

In high school, a teacher once suggested that I be a math major in college. I thought, 'Me? You've got to be joking!' I mean, in junior high, I used to come home and cry because I was so afraid of my math homework. Seriously, I was terrified of math.

Knowing what to expect from a teacher is a really good thing, of course: It lets you get the right answers more quickly than you would otherwise.

The greatest gift I've ever received is being a te... -Alyssa Edwards

The greatest gift I've ever received is being a teacher.

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This quote expresses the sentiment that being a teacher is a meaningful and valuable gift in the speaker's life. It reflects on the speaker's appreciation for the role of a teacher and the positive impact it has had on their life and identity.

I was a teacher once.

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This quote indicates that the speaker has past experience as a teacher. It reflects on the speaker's prior involvement in the teaching profession and suggests that they may have transitioned to a different career or role.

I'd have to say I'm most proud of my mentoring camp that I do in Dallas every year for one hundred boys from single-parent homes. I was raised by a mother who was a Sunday school teacher and a father who worked hard. Together they taught me to give back.

Success is a lousy teacher, but failure is a frien... -Ayushmann Khurrana

Success is a lousy teacher, but failure is a friend, philosopher, and guide.

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This quote suggests that success may not provide significant learning opportunities, while failures offer valuable insights and wisdom. It reflects on the idea that challenges and setbacks can lead to personal growth and self-discovery.

It was a weird stage of my life, to leave Simon & Garfunkel at the height of our success and become a math teacher. I would talk them through a math problem and ask if anyone had any questions, and they would say, 'What were the Beatles like?'

'A Talk to Teachers' showed me that a teacher's work should reject the false pretense of being apolitical and, instead, confront the problems that shape our students' lives.

I had a teacher at school who told me to take up t... -Orianthi

I had a teacher at school who told me to take up the harp.

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This quote mentions a teacher who suggested that the speaker learn to play the harp. It reflects on the influence of teachers in guiding students towards new interests or skills, such as learning a musical instrument like the harp.

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.

I actually found contracting malaria in the Congo fascinating. Observing your body under attack from this microorganism and seeing how it responds is simultaneously fascinating and awful but maybe that's just because I'm a former biology teacher.

I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally.

I didn't really like reading much before I did 'The Golden Compass'. But then my teacher told me to read it. And I thought, 'Oh God, I'm going to have to read a whole book by myself!' It's not that I couldn't read, it's just that I didn't really like books very much. But the book that she lent me I really enjoyed.

I'm home schooled, and I have a teacher that goes ... -Dakota Fanning

I'm home schooled, and I have a teacher that goes with me on all my movies.

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This quote mentions that the speaker is homeschooled and has a teacher who accompanies them during their movie projects. It reflects on the unique educational arrangement of the speaker and their need for a traveling teacher to support their studies while working on movies.

I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or the school's curriculum. It should be to look at the idea that, maybe, the child didn't work hard enough.

It wasn't until sixth grade, at P.S. 168, when my teacher took us on a field trip to her house that I realized we were poor. I have no idea what my teacher's intentions were - whether she was trying to inspire us or if she actually thought visiting her Manhattan brownstone with her view of Central Park qualified as a school trip.

We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking to a group of friendly students, he'll never be a competent teacher.

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.

My daughter became a teacher right out of college.

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This quote mentions that the speaker's daughter chose to become a teacher immediately after college. It reflects on the daughter's career choice and her passion for education and teaching.

My acting teacher used to say that people reveal t... -Kristin Bauer van Straten

My acting teacher used to say that people reveal themselves in their opposites.

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This quote conveys the idea that people's true selves can be revealed or understood through their opposite characteristics or behaviors. It reflects on the belief that contrasting traits can provide insights into individuals' personalities.

I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didn't really know how to successfully get me going.

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