–Bruce Lee (more…)
Teacher
845 – “When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.”
–anonymous
608 – “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
–Charles W Eliot
481 – 「你的老师可以打开门，但你必须自己进入。」
” Nǐ de lǎoshī kěyǐ dǎkāi mén, dàn nǐ bìxū zìjǐ jìnrù.”
“Your teacher can open the door, but you must enter by yourself.”
–Chinese Proverb
352 – “One can lead a child to knowledge but one cannot make him think.”
–Lt. Col. Jean V. Dubois (Ret.) in Robert A Heinlein’s Starship Troopers
Alternative:
“You can lead a person to knowledge, but you can’t make them think.”
-anonymous
305 – “And in that year [1928], I think I learned far more than I taught. The greatest lesson was this one. Nothing at all matters more than trained intelligence. It is the key to success in life, but is the key to meaning in life. And that is true for a nation, too. Our greatest national resource probably is not even listed in your textbooks. Our greatest resource is the skill, the vision, and the wisdom of our people.”
–Lyndon Johnson, 36th President of the United States of America
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278 – “For more than 100 years, the American educational system has revolved around four basic R’s—reading, ‘riting, ‘rithmetic, and racism. By sins of commission and omission, by words said but also by words not said, facts conveniently overlooked and images suppressed, the American school system has made the fourth R—racism—the ground of the traditional three-R fare.”
–Lerone Bennett Jr
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250 – “Teachers are on the front lines with young people to help them understand that they can be part of a positive change for a better future.”
–Roger Brooks [For the full message, see the link in the source]
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148 – “Teaching is a calling, too. And I’ve always thought that teachers in their way are holy angels leading their flocks out of darkness.”
-Jeannette Walls
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