In the spirit of encouragement and appreciation for educators, here are 21 inspirational quotes about teachers to lift your spirits on those challenging days:
1.”The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” – Mark Van Doren
2.”A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” – Brad Henry
3.”Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” – Jacques Barzun
4.”Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well.” – Aristotle
5.”Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together.” – Scott Hayden
6.”I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” – Robert Frost
7.”Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats
8.”Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.” – Gail Godwin
9.”One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings.” – Carl Jung
10.”A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry Adams
11.”What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.” – Karl Menninger
12.”The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called ‘truth’.” – Dan Rather
13.”It’s the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.” – Michael Morpurgo
14.”Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.” – Joyce Meyer
15.”The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.” – Alexandra K.Trenfor
16.”Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” – Bob Talbert
17.”To teach is to learn twice over.” – Joseph Joubert
18.”‘Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.'” – John Steinbeck
19.”To teach is to touch a life forever.” – Anonymous
20.”‘A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.'” – Patricia Neal
21.”‘Technology will never replace great teachers, but technology in the hands of great teachers can be transformational.'” – George Couros
These quotes serve as reminders that educators are vital architects in shaping future generations and their dedication does not go unnoticed.
