Did you know that we celebrate World Teachers Day on October 4? Being a teacher means having a unique and lasting impact on the lives of others, wouldn’t you agree? Here are some quotes, just in time for the special day. Remember to show appreciation to your teachers.
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” —William Butler Yeats
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” —John Dewey
“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” —Mark Van Doren
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” —Albert Einstein
“What we learn with pleasure we never forget.” —Alfred Mercier
“To teach is to learn twice over.” —Joseph Joubert
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” —Pericles
“Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.” —Colleen Wilcox
“The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another.” —Marva Collins
“A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom.” —Ever Garrison
“The road to freedom, here and everywhere, begins in the classroom.” —Hubert H. Humphrey
“Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.” ––John Cotton Dana
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” —Benjamin Franklin
