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- Nov 07, 2020
Teacher Quotes
On teaching, mentorship, and lasting impact.
Alongside a personal memory of teaching mythology in college, several quotes cite research on how a single effective teacher changes a student's odds of finishing school. For lighter material, see Jokes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I finished my degree I became a physics and maths teacher. And worked in the international school in Brussels, because like many kids, after University I went home going ‘ahhh I don’t know what to do’. I happened to fall upon a job there because they were desperate for a physics teacher which is a common theme among many schools.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a former teacher, I know how frustrating it must be to watch students walk out of class, particularly if they have important exams on the horizon.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a former teacher, it pains me to watch such an essential and rewarding profession suffer due to government neglect.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a teacher. She was grooming my brother and me to be successful, accomplished people.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you love dance and you have the gift of teaching, teaching is super amazing and important because my teachers planted that seed in me. As a teacher you understand the difference or the definition of a Baryshnikov or a Gregory Hines, so teaching is really important and very necessary.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started writing at the age of seventeen because I had a teacher in high school who said that we had to get something accepted by a national magazine to get an A. The teacher later withdrew that threat, but the writing bug bit me.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was my fifth grade teacher who introduced the idea that writing could be more than a hobby for me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My history teacher was utterly terrifying, but her lessons were very inspiring. She got me interested in people and stories, which then led me to acting.
- Create
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout my childhood, I did a form of Irish dancing that was kind of the precursor to 'Riverdance.' It was a mixture of ballet and Irish dancing that my teacher, Patricia Mulholland, had invented, essentially. It was Irish ballet, and she would create performances based around the myths and legends of Ireland.
- Legends
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first mentor and inspiration was my Irish Dancing teacher Patricia Mulholland. She created her own form of dance known as Irish ballet and created stage productions of old Irish myths and legends. They were my first experiences on stage. She told my mum I was destined for the stage, and I took that as my cue.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first came to Los Angeles, I was a teacher in Compton. I know how in need schools are around the country.
- Relationship
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- Nov 07, 2020