Jalal Talabani's quote "All I wanted was to be a university instructor" talks to his ambition and devotion to his picked occupation. Talabani was a Kurdish leader and the very first president of Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein. He was a highly informed man, having studied law and government in Iraq and France. His quote shows his desire to utilize his understanding and education to teach and influence others. He wished to be a university instructor to share his knowledge and experience with the next generation of students. He wanted to be a good example and coach to those who were interested in finding out and growing. His quote likewise speaks to his dedication to education and his belief that understanding is power. He wanted to utilize his understanding to help others and to make a difference in the world. Talabani's quote is a pointer of the importance of education and the power of understanding.
This quote is written / told by Jalal Talabani somewhere between November 12, 1933 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from Iraq.
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"I went to school at this log school house. A white woman was my teacher, I do not remember her name. My father had to pay her one dollar a month for me. Us kids that went to school did not have desks, we used slates and set on the hued down logs for seats"
"I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers"
"We need to redefine the role of the teacher from that of the transmitter of knowledge to that of a researcher, co-learner, and partner in the process of constructing knowledge"