1. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” -William Arthur Ward
2. “A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” -Brad Henry
3. “The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.” -Alexandra K. Trenfor
4. “The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” -Mark Van Doren
5. “Teaching is not a profession; it’s a passion.” -Unknown
6. “The greatest sign of success for a teacher… is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’‘ -Maria Montessori
7. “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” -Henry Adams
8. “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” -William Butler Yeats
9. “Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.” -Joyce Meyer
10. “A teacher who loves learning earns the right and the ability to help others learn.” -Ruth Beechick
11. “Teaching is a calling too. And I’ve always thought that teachers, in their way, are holy–angels leading their flocks out of the darkness.”
Jeannette Walls
12. “A teacher’s job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well grounded.” -D. Martin
13. “I cannot teach anybody anything; I can only make them think.” -Socrates
14. “A teacher’s influence can never be erased.” -Unknown
15. “Teachers are the ultimate multitaskers, working hard to educate, inspire, and guide their students to success.” -Unknown
16. “In learning, you will teach, and in teaching, you will learn.” -Phil Collins
17. “Teachers are the heart of the educational system and the glue that holds everything together.” -Unknown
18. “A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils.” – Ever Garrison
19. “The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.” -Alexandra Trenfor
20. “Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” -Bob Talbert
21. “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.” -C.S. Lewis
22. “A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.” -Horace Mann
23. “Teachers are the pillars of society who shape the future of the world by educating our children.” -Unknown
24.”A teacher’s purpose is not to create students in his own image, but to develop students who can create their own image.” -Unknown
25. “The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.” -Alexandra K. Trenfor
26. “The influence of a great teacher can never be erased.” -Unknown
27. “Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” -Jacques Barzun
28. “Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.” -Josef Albers
29. “The best teachers are those who inspire their students to think for themselves.” -Unknown
30. “A teacher’s job is not to prepare students for tests; it’s to prepare them for life.” -Unknown
31. “Teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” -Mark Van Doren
32. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
33. “Teachers who love teaching teach children to love learning.” -Robert John Meehan
34. “Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes an individual’s character, caliber, and future. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be my biggest honor.”
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
35. “A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.” -Unknown
36. “Teaching is not about answering questions but about raising questions – opening doors for them in places that they could not imagine.” -Yawar Baig
37. “A teacher’s job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well-grounded.” -D. Martin
38. “A good teacher is like a good entertainer, first must hold his audience’s attention, then he can teach his lesson.” -John Henrik Clarke
39. “A teacher’s greatest joy is seeing a student have an ‘aha’ moment.” -Unknown
40. “The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. Without collaboration, our growth is limited to our own perspectives.”
Robert John Meehan
41. “Teachers plant the seeds of knowledge that last a lifetime.” -Unknown
