Teacher
Quotes - I taught you everything you know
“A
teacher who cannot explain any abstract subject to a child does not himself
thoroughly understand his subject; if he does not attempt to break down his
knowledge to fit the child's mind, he does not understand teaching.”
―
Fulton J. Sheen, Life Is Worth Living
“When
Booker first started working for her a few years ago and was living in their
home, she saw him cower with apprehension every time she snapped a new order or
made him redo tasks more than once, twice, or three times. Now, she knew that
he understood her ways better, her need for order, cleanliness, and strict
attention to details. She felt he was beginning to realize just what this
fifty-seven-year-old Yankee schoolteacher expected of her thirteen-year-old
house servant and pupil. He began to appreciate the books from which she taught
him after his morning chores were completed. She gave him a few to start his
own library and found he stored them in old dry goods boxes in his bedroom.”
―
Sheridan Brown, The Viola Factor
“I
taught you everything you know. But I didn't teach you everything I know.”
―
Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game
“The
only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are
interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny; whose attitude is:
"Tell
me more. Tell me all you can. I want to understand more about everything you
feel and know and all the changes inside and out of you. Let more come
out."
And
if you have no such friend,--and you want to write,--well, then you must
imagine one. ”
―
Brenda Ueland, If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit
“Promise
me, Amelie, that you’ll crucify me with silver before you allow me to fall in
love.”
“I
hardly think there’s any chance of that,” Amelie said. "I doubt you have
the capacity.”
―
Rachel Caine, Ghost Town
“A
Student is the most important person ever in this school...in person, on the
telephone, or by mail.
A
Student is not dependent on us...we are dependent on the Student.
A
Student is not an interruption of our work..the Student is the purpose of it.
We are not doing a favor by serving the Student...the Student is doing us a
favor by giving us the opportunity to do so.
A
Student is a person who brings us his or her desire to learn. It is our job to
handle each Student in a manner which is beneficial to the Student and
ourselves.”
―
William W. Purkey, Becoming an Invitational Leader: A New Approach to
Professional and Personal Success
“Bite
me, Goth princess,” Shane called from the back. “Not literally or anything.”
“Maybe
you should say that to Michael.”
“Not
funny, Eve,” Michael said.
Eve
raised her eyebrows and held her fingers up, measuring off about an inch.
“Little bit,” she said.”
―
Rachel Caine, Ghost Town
“Shane,
in case we don’t … don’t come out of this, I wanted to say…”
He
glanced over at her, and she felt her whole body warm from it. She remembered
that look. It made her feel naked inside and out, but not in a creepy kind of
way. In a way that felt…. Free. “If what you say is true, and I guess it has to
be, I think I know why we’re … together,” he said. “I think I’d fall for you no
matter what, Claire. You’re kind of awesome.”
―
Rachel Caine, Ghost Town
“A
parent gives life, but as parent, gives no more. A murderer takes life, but his
deed stops there. A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his
influence stops.”
―
Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams
“How'd
you get to be so good at this?"
"I
had a good teacher."
"Better
not have been Myrnin or I'll have to kick his predatory ass."
"I
mean you, dummy."
"Oh.”
―
Rachel Caine, Ghost Town
“Yeah,
I get it; you're a vampire," she said. "Creepy. And okay, a little
hot, I admit."
"You
don't mean that."
"Come
on. I still like you, you know, even if you... crave plasma."
Michael
blinked and looked at her as if he had never seen her before.
"You
what?"
"Like.
You." Eve enunciated slowly, as if Michael might not know the words.
"Idiot. I always have. What, you didn't know?" Eve sounded cool and
grown-up about it, but Claire saw the hectic color in her cheeks, under the
makeup.
"How
clueless are you? Does it come with the fangs?"
"I
guess I... I just thought... Hell. I just didn't think... You're kind of
intimidating, you know."
"I'm
intimidating? Me? I run like a rabbit from trouble, mostly," Eve said.
"It's
all show and makeup. You're the one who's intimidating. I mean, come on. All
that talent, and you look... Well, you know how you look."
"
How do I look?" He sounded fascinated now, and he'd actually moved a
little closer to Eve on the couch.
She
laughed. "Oh come on. You're a total model-babe."
"You're
kidding."
"You
don't think you are?"
He
shook his head.
"Then
you're kind of an idiot, Glass. Smart, but and idiot." Eve crossed her
arms.
“So?
What exactly do you think about me, except that I’m intimidating?”
“I
think you’re…you’re…ah, interesting?” Michael was amazingly bad at this, Claire
thought, but then he saved it by looking away and continuing. “I think you’re
beautiful. And really, really strange.”
Eve
smiled and looked down, and that looked like a real blush, under the rice
powder. “Thanks for that, “ she said, “I never thought you knew I existed, or
if you did, that you thought I was anything but Shane’s bratty freak friend.”
“Well,
to be fair, you are Shane’s bratty freak friend.”
“Hey!”
“You
can be bratty and beautiful,” Michael said. “I think it’s interesting.”
―
Rachel Caine, Ghost Town
“The
best teacher is not the one who knows most but the one who is most capable of
reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the obvious and wonderful.”
―
H.L. Mencken
“To
know how to suggest is the art of teaching.”
―
Henri Frederic Amiel
“A
true teacher would never tell you what to do. But he would give you the
knowledge with which you could decide what would be best for you to do.”
―
Christopher Pike, Sati
“…I
keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water
and birds learn from the sky.” (p.275)”
―
Mark Nepo, Facing the Lion, Being the Lion: Finding Inner Courage Where It
Livesosi
“In
order to be a teacher you've got to be a student first”
―
Gary L. Francione
“You
need mountains, long staircases don't make good hikers.”
―
Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
