1072 – “That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way.”

-Doris Lessing

935 – “What can only be taught by the rod and with blows will not lead to much good; they will not remain pious any longer than the rod is behind them.”

-Martin Luther

924 – “There is a way between voice and presence where information flows.”

-Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

835 – “[A good teacher] brings knowledge and his pupil into a vital relationship; and the object of teaching is to establish that relationship on an intelligible basis. This can only be done … by appealing to two qualities which are at the bottom of all knowledge, curiosity and observation. They are born with us, every child naturally develops them, and it is the duty of the teacher to direct them to proper ends.”

–Mandell Creighton [See Source for full Context]

It is National Teachers Day, so thank an educator!

696 – “My best teachers were not the ones who knew all the answers, but those who were deeply excited by the questions they couldn’t answer.”

–Brian Greene

554 – “The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see.”

–Alexandra K Trenfor [Attributed]

475 – “When suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.”

–Estella Havisham in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations

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

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]

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