| Every now and then we all could use some | | | | leads you to the threshold of your mind." -- Kahlil |
| motivation and inspiration, or even just a reminder | | | | Gibran |
| of why we do what we do. Here are the top 12 | | | | 6. "Education is the passport to the future, for |
| inspirational teacher quotes to do just that! | | | | tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it |
| 12. "If you think education is expensive, try | | | | today." -- Malcolm X |
| ignorance." -- Derek Bok, President, Harvard | | | | 5. "Being able to help someone learn something |
| University | | | | is a talent." -- Margaret Riel |
| 11. "The art of teaching is the art of assisting | | | | 4. "Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting |
| discovery." -- Mark Van Doren | | | | the kids working together and motivating them, |
| 10. "I like a teacher who gives you something to | | | | the teacher is the most important." -- Bill Gates |
| take home to think about besides homework." -- | | | | 3. "The mediocre teacher tells. The good |
| Lily Tomlin | | | | teacher explains. The superior teacher |
| 9. "The best teacher is the one who suggests | | | | demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." -- |
| rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener | | | | William Arthur Ward |
| with the wish to teach himself." -- Edward | | | | 2. "I am indebted to my father for living, but to |
| Bulwer-Lytton | | | | my teacher for living well." -- Alexander the Great |
| 8. "A child miseducated is a child lost." -- John F. | | | | 1. "Teaching is not just a job. It is a human |
| Kennedy | | | | service, and it must be thought of as a mission." |
| 7. "The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid | | | | -- Dr. |
| you to enter the house of his wisdom, but rather | | | | |