#teacher

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers. ↗

— Charles W. Eliot

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High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in. ↗

— Dave Eggers

#collaborative #dig #everyone #feel #get

So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount. ↗

— Donald Norman

#create #does #good #good teacher #just

I was the daughter of teachers, so school was always very important. I liked it. ↗

— Amy Poehler

#daughter #i #important #liked #school

As a student I learned from wonderful teachers and ever since then I've thought everyone is a teacher. ↗

— Bill Moyers

#everyone #i #learned #since #student

I remind everyone: Whether you school them at home or send them to school, you as a parent have the responsibility to make sure they learn and behave. Teachers and principals may help, but parents are the ones who must accept responsibility. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#behave #everyone #help #home #i

As we try to compete in this global marketplace, we need to rebuild our infrastructure. We need to rebuild our schools. We need to make sure that teachers and first responders and veterans who are coming home from serving our country so proudly have jobs waiting for them. ↗

— Valerie Jarrett

#coming home #compete #country #first #global

A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust. ↗

— Gertrude Jekyll

#above #careful #entire #garden #grand

I didn't only have a perceptual problem, I was also so nervous and so upset. The process just didn't work. I lost enthusiasm for school and I flunked second grade. The teachers said I was lazy. ↗

— Bruce Jenner

#enthusiasm #flunked #grade #i #just

Then I heard this genius teacher Stella Adler - I recommend you read anything you might find about her and if you have anyone interested in theatre, you get them one of her books. ↗

— Harvey Keitel

#adler #anyone #anything #books #find