Teachers are by nature idealists, and they believe anything can be learned.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the 'naturals', the ones who somehow know how to teach.
The true teachers and educators are not those who have learned pedagogy as the science of dealing with children, but those in whom pedagogy has awakened through understanding the human being.
When I ask teachers why they teach, they almost always say that it is because they want to make a difference in the lives of children.
Teachers need to feel they are trusted. They must be allowed some leeway to use their imagination; otherwise, teaching loses all sense of wonder and excitement.
Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.
Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers.
Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
Teachers have a chance to mold someone, inspire them. I hope all teachers realize that.
The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
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