“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
Filed Under: Children, Maria Callas, Teaching
“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” ~~ Victor Hugo
“A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him.” ~~ James Baldwin
“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
“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.” ~~ Anatole France
“Spoon feeding, in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.” ~~ E.M. Forster
“It is the teacher — what the teacher knows and can do — that is the most significant factor in student achievement.” ~~ Harry K. Wong
“Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” ~~ Jacques Barzun
