- 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
- Great Teacher
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to a very elitist, snobbish, expensive education in India, and it almost killed me. I was all set to be a diplomat, teacher, doctor - all laid out.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Experience can be a great teacher.
- Broken Glass
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- Nov 07, 2020
I stopped and gazed on the little dull man who was being paid to be a teacher of teachers. I turned and walked to the door, slammed it closed with a bang, and broken glass crashed to the floor. There was uproar behind me in the class, which did not interest me at all.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandma was so old-fashioned. She thought we were supposed to have homework every night. I would come home, and she would be like, 'Where's your homework?' and I'd be like, 'I don't have none.' She'd be like, 'I'ma call your teacher.'
- Observation
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- Nov 07, 2020
The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In college, I had an early introduction to classical genetics from Professor Dan Lindsley, also an extraordinary teacher who influenced me greatly.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I can remember thinking that I would like to be a writer came in sixth grade, when our teacher Mrs. Crandall gave us an extended period of time to write a long story. I loved doing it. I started working seriously at becoming a writer when I was seventeen.
- Assembly Line
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like most people, I was not able to start selling my stories right away. So I had many other jobs along the way to becoming a writer, including toy maker, gravedigger, cookware salesman, and assembly line worker. Eventually, I became an elementary teacher and worked with second and fourth graders.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
We had a music teacher in sixth grade, and I saw her tune her guitar. I said, 'Whoa. There's a certain way to do this.' I bought a packet of strings - some of mine were broken - and had her tune it for me. For a while, I just kept it like that. But I got the Internet finally, when I was 14, and started learning.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coach Godsey is a brilliant mind, a great teacher, and it's been fun learning from him so far.
- Husband
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- Nov 07, 2020
Vadim was both my teacher and my husband. I placed myself entirely in his hands.
- Legal
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was retired military, and my mother was an educator. She was incredibly creative. I used to love going to her school during the summer and helping her decorate her classroom. I would draw Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck. She was a sixth grade teacher. She and my father are the ones that got me into my love of music.
- Bird
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- Nov 07, 2020