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"Your arms were
always open when I needed a hug. Your heart understood when I needed a
friend. Your gentle eyes were stern when I needed a lesson. Your strength and
love has guided me and gave me wings to fly." The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to
irrigate deserts.” – C.S. Lewis
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to
awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein “A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his
audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson.” – John Henrik Clarke “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but
to irrigate deserts.” – C.S. Lewis
Education doesn't come by bumping your head
against the school house.
American proverb
The dream begins with a teacher who believes in
you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking
you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.
Dan Rather (b. 1931),
American TV journalist
A teacher plants the seeds of knowledge,
sprinkles them with love, and patiently nurtures their growth to produce
tomorrow's dreams.
Author unknown
A master can tell you what he expects of you. A
teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.
Patricia Neal (1926-2010),
American actress
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The average teach er explains complexity; the gifted teacher reveals simplicity. Robert Braul
A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes
itself to light the way for others.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
(1881-1938), Writer and first President of Turkey
Reality Check:
The Big Bad World of Office Politics
Bill Gates famously said, "If you think
your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't
have tenure."
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A Teacher's Influence Lasts Forever
In the words of William Butler Yeats, "Education is not the filling of a pail but the
lighting of a fire." We must credit our teachers who ignite the fire of
learning in the mind that is yearning for knowledge.
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