“The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another.” ~~ Marva Collins
Teaching
“The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty — it is the effectiveness of the teacher.” ~~ Harry K. Wong
“A word as to the education of the heart. We don’t believe that this can be imparted through
books; it can only be imparted through the loving touch of the teacher.” ~~ Cesar Chavez
“It is the teacher — what the teacher knows and can do — that is the most significant factor in student achievement.” ~~ Harry K. Wong
“Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner; put yourself in his place so that you may understand what he learns and the way he understands it.” ~~ Soren Kierkegaard
“That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil’s means; great teachers foresee a pupil’s ends.” ~~ Maria Callas
“Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other.” ~~ Benjamin Franklin
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” ~~ Albert Einstein
