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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
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a teacher born and bred, and I believe in the advocacy of teachers. It's a calling. We want our students to feel impassioned and empowered.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have learned that, although I am a good teacher, I am a much better student, and I was blessed to learn valuable lessons from my students on a daily basis. They taught me the importance of teaching to a student - and not to a test.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wrote my first 30 books as a teacher. I would read to my classes, and they'd give me feedback. I was trying to role model.
- Conversation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to be at a party and be a quiet observer, be in conversation. I wouldn't say I was a class clown growing up, but I would definitely sit back in class and take snipes at the teacher.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of course, MIT was notable not just for its faculty but also for its students. And, facing such extremely bright kids as a rookie teacher was something like being thrown to the wolves.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was little, I was actually really shy. I really enjoyed doing school plays, but I found the whole thing terrifying. I cried myself to sleep once because I thought my teacher was going to give me the lead role. I never imagined acting was a viable career.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad's a scientist, and my mom's a teacher, so I didn't grow up in a family that was into the entertainment world at all.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in Queens, in New York City, in a middle class Jewish family. My mother was a public school teacher, my father was a lawyer. They were Democrats - kind of middle-of-the-road democrats.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum, Kathy, works as a GP and my dad, Mark, was a high school maths teacher. He now manages mum's practice and is also my cricket coach. We are a close-knit family.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't find acting to be a particularly noble way to make a living. I'm not saving anybody's life, I'm not a teacher, I'm not working for UNICEF. I don't think I'm some big deal.
- Painting
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- Nov 07, 2020
My painting teacher in high school used to say, 'I can't paint like I want to, but through practice I'll get better.' But I don't think that's true. I think sometimes you just can't paint.
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- Nov 07, 2020