Quotes about Teaching

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

Teaching is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.

Teaching is a profession that creates all other professions.

Teaching is not a job, it’s a calling.

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

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’.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

The teacher’s task is to initiate the learning process and then get out of the way.

Teaching is not about answering questions but about questioning answers.

One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.

In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.

Quotes about Teaching part 2

Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.

Good teaching is one- fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover.

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.

True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own.

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

The best teachers are those who teach you to think for yourself.

Teaching is a work of heart.

The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’

Good teachers are the reason why ordinary students dream to do extraordinary things.

The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.

The noblest profession in the world is that of teaching.

The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.

The teacher’s primary task is to educate, not entertain.

The best teachers are those who make you forget you are even learning.

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students.

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.

Teachers can open the door, but you must enter it yourself.

Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it’s about inspiring change.

A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.

Teachers don’t just teach, they inspire and empower.

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

Teaching is a profession that creates all other professions.

The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action.

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.

Teaching is a work of the heart that impacts the mind.

The best teachers are those who help students discover their own greatness.