Teacher Quotes - Inspirational

There have been very few people who have set good examples in my life. After my father, if I have to choose the one who had the greatest influence, it would be Sister Clara at Little Flower Convent. She was a wonderful teacher with not only incredible teaching capabilities, but someone who understood her students so well. Thank you Sister for teaching me, for understanding me and inspiring me to be what I am today.

Quotes on Teachers

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. ~ Khalil Gibran

Teacher appreciation makes the world of education go around. ~ Helen Peters

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. ~ John Ruskin

To teach is to learn twice. ~ Joseph Joubert

Teach a child how to think, not what to think. ~ Sidney Sugarman

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. ~ Bill Gates

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ~ William A. Ward

What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches. ~ Karl Menninger

Good teachers are those who know how little they know. Bad teachers are those who think they know more than they don't know. ~ R. Verdi

A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. ~ Author Unknown

The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate 'apparently ordinary' people to unusual effort. The tough problem is not in identifying winners: it is in making winners out of ordinary people. ~ K. Patricia Cross

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well. ~ Aristotle

I often relate myself to Howard Lester's quote, " I have been maturing as a teacher. New experiences bring new sensitivities and flexibility...".

Being a teacher is very rewarding. You can touch lives forever and instill in a child the love for learning. I love to teach as I love to learn and I can connect with fresh young minds who challenge me to give my best.