Teaching is the most important job, said US President Obama. There is no more essential work, said celebrities, the news and the people of the US.
But what makes a teacher so important? Is it because he keeps you safe and busy when you’re at school?
Is it because he disciplines students on your behalf so that there won’t be any trouble during your childhood?
Or is it because he teaches you to think independently and improve your personality?
No matter what kind of answers you give yourself, one thing cannot be denied: teachers help define us.
So, what are the inspirational teacher's quotes that will inspire you? Find out below!
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"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery."
– Mark Van Doren
"One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child."
- Carl Jung
"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
- Albert Einstein
"Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best."
- Bob Talbert
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"Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges."
- Joyce Meyer
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
- Benjamin Franklin
"Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today."
– Malcolm X
"A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instil a love of learning."
- Brad Henry
"Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together."
– Scott Hayden
"Nine-tenths of education is encouragement."
– Anatole France
"Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact on the lives of their students."
- Solomon Ortiz
"A good teacher, like a good entertainer, first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson."
- John Henrik Clarke
"The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching."
- Aristotle
"You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student."
- Elisabeth Rohm
"All students can learn and succeed, but not in the same way and not on the same day."
– William G. Spady
"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids to work together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important."
- Bill Gates
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"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
- Henry Adams
It’s the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.
– Michael Morpurgo
"Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system."
– Sidney Hook
"The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching."
- Aristotle
"I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher."
- Temple Grandin
"Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students."
- Charles Kuralt
"To teach is to learn twice over."
- Joseph Joubert
"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts."
– C. S. Lewis
"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."
– Confucius
What is your best teacher quote? Leave a comment below.
