I tell young teachers who are determined to dissent from some of the Draconian aspects of the current orthodoxy that the best form of protection is to be incredibly good at what you do and keep good discipline in class.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
At the moment, I'm afraid that the discipline system doesn't give teachers the support that they need. One thing that I've been struck by is that the number of violent assaults on teachers increased last year. We need to be clear that teachers have the power they need in order to impose discipline.
I remember teachers who really singled me out for their discouragement.
Teachers who help to open young minds perform a duty which is as near sacred as I will admit.
A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.
My current mantra is that sometimes we need teachers in our lives. I never had that in my life, parents and stuff like that; I tried to stay on the outside of them or anybody that had that kind of influence.
Great teachers transcend ideology.
Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students.
Public school teachers enjoy a huge amount of job security, thanks to their powerful unions and inflexible work rules.
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
I tell my son Corey that the greatest teacher is the teacher who says, 'Don't follow me; follow yourself. Because within you there is that kingdom, that life, that force.'