- Job
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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
- Remember
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always been a big rock fan and remember dressing up as Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose for my high school Halloween disco when I was 17. My teacher painted tattoos on, and I wore a small leather waistcoat and not much else.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to become a teacher, like my mother, or a charity worker. But my mom says that when I was younger, I told her, 'People are going to know me,' so I guess I always had that idea.
- Nov 07, 2020
You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
People can look to me as a teacher, but I consider myself a student of hip-hop.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started writing stories when I was six years old. I was a very shy kid, extremely shy, and I had a fabulous first-grade teacher who told me to write.
- Listen
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody's a teacher if you listen.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, the avocation of a teacher has something elevating and exciting. While surrounded by the young, one may always be doing good.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a teacher, but I'm really a healer.
- Good Teacher
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- Nov 07, 2020
So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.
- Remember
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a really creative teacher at primary school. He used to get us doing things such as singing Spandau Ballet in drag in the choir, and I remember loving it.
- Costa Rica
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother's a teacher in Costa Rica and actually does a more important and significant job than I will ever do.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020