More Great Quotes about Teaching
A good teacher is like a candle — it consumes itself to light the way for others. — Unknown
Teaching should be full of ideas instead of stuffed with facts. — Unknown
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. — William Arthur Ward
Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its values only to its scarcity. — Samuel Johnson
To teach is to learn twice. — Joseph Joubert
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. — Lily Tomlin as Edith Ann
A very wise old teacher once said: I consider a day’s teaching wasted if we do not all have one hearty laugh. — Gilbert Highet
It is not what is poured into a student that counts but what is planted. — Linda Conway
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. — Albert Einstein
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Thoughtful Thursday
Great Quotes About Teaching (Enjoy!)
I’m embarrassed every time I look a teacher in the eye, because we ask them to do so much for so little. — Phil McGraw
A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. — Bill Bowerman
If teaching were easy, we wouldn’t need teachers. — Todd Whitaker
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
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. — Bill Gates
Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task. — Haim G. Ginott
Often, when I am reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got an unlisted number. — Unknown
I’m embarrassed every time I look a teacher in the eye, because we ask them to do so much for so little. — Phil McGraw
A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. — Bill Bowerman
If teaching were easy, we wouldn’t need teachers. — Todd Whitaker
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
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. — Bill Gates
Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task. — Haim G. Ginott
Often, when I am reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got an unlisted number. — Unknown
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Thoughtful Thursday
Most of us resist making changes, taking risks. However, in Imagineering (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980), Michael LeBoeuf encourages one to "open your mind to new alternatives." He argues...
"New ideas rarely come from thinking and doing the same old things. Make a conscious effort to introduce change into your life. I'm not suggesting radical, wholesale changes, although sometimes that can be very beneficial. Take stock of everything in your life and question its existence. Ask yourself, 'Am I doing this because it's enjoyable and stimulating or because it's safe?' Make an effort to meet people with varying viewpoints and hear them out. Take up a totally new hobby or pastime. Try visiting or living in another city or country. Replacing the familiar with the unfamiliar is a worthwhile investment in your own growth. In addition to becoming more creative, you'll develop the inner security and self-confidence that can only come from successfully meeting new ideas, people, and situations. Don't allow the security blanket of the familiar to smother your success."
Have you taken any risks lately?
Taken from Exchange Everyday
"New ideas rarely come from thinking and doing the same old things. Make a conscious effort to introduce change into your life. I'm not suggesting radical, wholesale changes, although sometimes that can be very beneficial. Take stock of everything in your life and question its existence. Ask yourself, 'Am I doing this because it's enjoyable and stimulating or because it's safe?' Make an effort to meet people with varying viewpoints and hear them out. Take up a totally new hobby or pastime. Try visiting or living in another city or country. Replacing the familiar with the unfamiliar is a worthwhile investment in your own growth. In addition to becoming more creative, you'll develop the inner security and self-confidence that can only come from successfully meeting new ideas, people, and situations. Don't allow the security blanket of the familiar to smother your success."
Have you taken any risks lately?
Taken from Exchange Everyday
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Thoughtful Thursday
View from the Door
"What can be learned from the view from the door, or entryway, as these areas are typically referred to? Environmental design is an important part of supporting children’s engagement, motivation, and learning. In order for children to feel motivated, they need to feel safe and secure in the early childhood environment, and an important part of this safety and security is how well children’s transitions from the outside world are supported. The view from the door can give important information about what the classroom is all about. The classroom impacts children, families, and staff as they step through the door...
"Many of the young children (and parents!) who enter through the door need just a bit more time, a few more snuggles, before they are ready to venture out into other areas of the room. It is here that parents and teachers can cuddle up with children over their choice of a good book, located next to the couch in an inviting straw basket. On the left is a small couch, worn by the use of its many occupants, and adorned with a floral — of course washable — cover. Some children prefer an overview of the activities in the room, so the books are put aside in favor of conversation that labels the room’s activities."
What is your view from the door? Stand in your doorway and assess your environment. You may be surprised at what you see and feel.
Taken from View from the Door by Johnna Darragh
"What can be learned from the view from the door, or entryway, as these areas are typically referred to? Environmental design is an important part of supporting children’s engagement, motivation, and learning. In order for children to feel motivated, they need to feel safe and secure in the early childhood environment, and an important part of this safety and security is how well children’s transitions from the outside world are supported. The view from the door can give important information about what the classroom is all about. The classroom impacts children, families, and staff as they step through the door...
"Many of the young children (and parents!) who enter through the door need just a bit more time, a few more snuggles, before they are ready to venture out into other areas of the room. It is here that parents and teachers can cuddle up with children over their choice of a good book, located next to the couch in an inviting straw basket. On the left is a small couch, worn by the use of its many occupants, and adorned with a floral — of course washable — cover. Some children prefer an overview of the activities in the room, so the books are put aside in favor of conversation that labels the room’s activities."
What is your view from the door? Stand in your doorway and assess your environment. You may be surprised at what you see and feel.
Taken from View from the Door by Johnna Darragh
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Thoughtful Thursday
Thoughts from Lillian Katz
Lilian Katz is one of the leading changemakers in the field of early childhood education, right up there with Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, Erik Erikson, and Maria Montessori. Below is insight on equality taken from her book, Intellectual Emergencies: Some Reflections on Mothering and Teaching.
"I think the great struggle of our time — and no doubt for generations to come — is the struggle for equality. But we might ask: equality for what? People are not equally tall or musical or mathematical or athletic or beautiful; but they are equally human! They are equally human in the sense that they all have hopes and dreams and wishes and fantasies and aspirations and fears and doubts. They all want to be treated with respect and dignity and want to feel loved by someone. In these ways it seems to me, all of the world's people have much more in common than they have apart."
Lilian Katz is one of the leading changemakers in the field of early childhood education, right up there with Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, Erik Erikson, and Maria Montessori. Below is insight on equality taken from her book, Intellectual Emergencies: Some Reflections on Mothering and Teaching.
"I think the great struggle of our time — and no doubt for generations to come — is the struggle for equality. But we might ask: equality for what? People are not equally tall or musical or mathematical or athletic or beautiful; but they are equally human! They are equally human in the sense that they all have hopes and dreams and wishes and fantasies and aspirations and fears and doubts. They all want to be treated with respect and dignity and want to feel loved by someone. In these ways it seems to me, all of the world's people have much more in common than they have apart."
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