Teacher Quotes for Cards and Scrapbooks

Go confidently in the directions of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.

Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

"Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in." (In honor of my sisters and brother in law, who are educators.)

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

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

A great teacher loves teaching others to love learning.

A kindergarten teacher is someone who loves children and hates zippers.

A teacher affects eternity, she can never know where her influence stops.

A teacher affects eternity: she can never know where her influence stops.

A teacher gives of herself in order for a child to learn

A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart.

A wise teacher shows students not what to do but how to do things. One who is taught how to learn develops a skill that is useful throughout life.

Accepts each child as a unique individual Believes in the ultimate worth of every child Creates an atmosphere where learning is fun Delights in each child’s accomplishments Enables every child to learn at their own speed Finds joy in teaching and interacting with students Gives the best every single day Hopes to make a positive difference in each child’s life Instills a love of learning in every student Joins in their work and their play Keeps giving, whether or not anything is received in return Lives the kind of life students can look up to Makes memories Notices when a student does something good Opens up a whole new world Praises, persuades, produces and pro...

Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.

Esteem a child as your teacher--and you will see humbling reflections of yourself.

Experience is the hardest teacher, it gives the test before the lesson.

I am not "just" a teacher, I am the manager of the world's greatest resource--children.

I am not "just" a teacher, I am the manager of the world's greatest resource--children.

I am not a teacher of knowledge; I am a teacher of children.

If you can read this, thank a teacher.

Learn as much by writing as by reading.

Now, you probably all think of me as your hero but teachers are the real heroes. They're the ones that teach you how to read, and what's 2+2 but they do much more then that. They teach you discipline and responsibility. And at the same time your having a great time. That's why I organized a Teacher Program. School is definitely one of my favorite subjects because I love to learn new things. So what was a better way to give back to my teachers than putting together this program.

One good teacher outweighs a ton of books.

One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation.

Remember to thank your teachers...once you realize that they have dedicated their entire lives to education and how that education involves YOU being at the forefront of their minds, you will realize that they really deserve the appreciation and respect that they so seldom receive.

Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

Teachers open the door, but you must enter yourself.

Teachers open the doors; you enter by yourself.

Teaching is the profession that creates all others

Teaching kindergarten is like herding cats.

Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.

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.

The whole purpose of education is to change mirrors into windows.

We are all teachers, or should be. Anyone who relays experience to another person is a teacher. Not to transmit your experience is to betray it.

We shouldn't teach great books, we should teach a love of reading. --Burrbus Frederic Skinner

Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. --John Cotton Dana