Teaching Quotes

Welcome to Teaching Quotes, the supreme resource for motivational as well as motivational quotes for teachers. Right here, you will locate a collection of quotes from a few of the most prominent educators in history, along with modern teachers that have actually made a difference in the lives of their trainees. Whether you are trying to find words of support, guidance, or just a bit of motivation, you will discover it here. So, take a moment to surf our collection and discover the perfect quote to help you on your journey as a teacher.
Small: A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
Small: Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre
"Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre"
Gail Godwin, Novelist
Small: Learning and teaching should not stand on opposite banks and just watch the river flow by instead, they should
Loris Malaguzzi
"Learning and teaching should not stand on opposite banks and just watch the river flow by; instead, they should embark together on a journey down the water. Through an active, reciprocal exchange, teaching can strengthen learning how to learn"
Loris Malaguzzi, Teacher
Small: Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition
"Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition"
Jacques Barzun, Educator
Small: The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth pra
Solomon Ibn Gabriol
"The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others"
Solomon Ibn Gabriol, Poet
Small: The use of COBOL cripples the mind its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense
"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense"
Edsger Dijkstra, Scientist
Small: War is Gods way of teaching Americans geography
Ambrose Bierce
"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Then, there was Cary Grant. He spent three hours a week in hospitals teaching nervous people how to eat jello
"Then, there was Cary Grant. He spent three hours a week in hospitals teaching nervous people how to eat jello"
Red Buttons, Comedian
Small: The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher
Elbert Hubbard
"The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer
Small: The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching
Aristotle
"The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average pe
"Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the "naturals," the ones who somehow know how to teach"
Peter Drucker, Businessman
Small: Many students graduate from college and professional schools, including those of social work, nursing, medicin
"Many students graduate from college and professional schools, including those of social work, nursing, medicine, teaching and law, with crushing debt burdens"
Jon Porter, Politician
Small: A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of
"A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching"
A. Bartlett Giamatti, Educator
Small: History is Philosophy teaching by examples
"History is Philosophy teaching by examples"
Thucydides, Historian
Small: Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching
Oscar Wilde
"Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Stand aside for a while and leave room for learning, observe carefully what children do, and then, if you have
Loris Malaguzzi
"Stand aside for a while and leave room for learning, observe carefully what children do, and then, if you have understood well, perhaps teaching will be different from before"
Loris Malaguzzi, Teacher
Small: The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead
"The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead"
George Savile, Politician
Small: The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of
"The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards"
Anatole France, Novelist
Small: Machiavellis teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion dema
"Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith"
Lord Acton, Historian
Small: I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other
"I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit"
John Steinbeck, Author
Small: Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it
"Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it is so extremely rewarding"
Edsger Dijkstra, Scientist
Small: The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires
Loretta Lynn
"The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires"
Loretta Lynn, Musician
Small: There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion
Cat Stevens
"There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion"
Cat Stevens, Musician
Small: Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not to be women
"Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not to be women"
Margaret Mead, Scientist
Small: The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know
"The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know"
Simone Weil, Philosopher
Small: The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divin
"The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching"
Joseph Smith, Jr., Clergyman
Small: Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live
"Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live"
John Milton, Poet
Small: Teaching is the royal road to learning
Jessamyn West
"Teaching is the royal road to learning"
Jessamyn West, Author
Small: The tendency of modern scientific teaching is to neglect the great books, to lay far too much stress upon rela
"The tendency of modern scientific teaching is to neglect the great books, to lay far too much stress upon relatively unimportant modern work, and to present masses of detail of doubtful truth and questionable weight in such a way as to obscure principles"
Ronald Fisher, Mathematician
Small: My father, Robert Ernst, was teaching as an architect at the technical high school of our city
"My father, Robert Ernst, was teaching as an architect at the technical high school of our city"
Richard Ernst, Scientist
Small: Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process
"Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process"
A. Bartlett Giamatti, Educator
Small: The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery
"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery"
Mark Van Doren, Poet
Small: Yale places great stress on undergraduate and graduate teaching. I like teaching, and I do a lot of it
"Yale places great stress on undergraduate and graduate teaching. I like teaching, and I do a lot of it"
James Tobin, Economist
Small: They taught us because they wanted to pass the knowledge on and educate young musicians. It was not because th
"They taught us because they wanted to pass the knowledge on and educate young musicians. It was not because they had to teach because they failed as musicians. There is a huge difference in the reasons why someone is teaching and what they can offer and what they cannot offer"
Miroslav Vitous, Musician
Small: This celebration here tells me that this work is not hopeless. I thank you for this teaching with all my heart
"This celebration here tells me that this work is not hopeless. I thank you for this teaching with all my heart and lift my glass to human solidarity, to the ultimate victory of knowledge, peace, good-will and understanding"
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Scientist
Small: Now that its officially summer, heres my advice to parents who want to continue teaching their kids during the
"Now that it's officially summer, here's my advice to parents who want to continue teaching their kids during the next two months and learn something themselves: visit Civil War battlefields"
Marvin Olasky, Educator
Small: I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the dail
"I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight"
Venerable Bede, Clergyman
Small: It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showi
"It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn
Eric Hoffer
"It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn"
Eric Hoffer, Writer
Small: Man is raw and wild, that is one of the reasons why he needs the Christian teaching
Alfred A. Montapert
"Man is raw and wild, that is one of the reasons why he needs the Christian teaching"
Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher
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