Teacher Quotes
Collection by Edutopia • Last updated 8 weeks ago
Quotes from and for educators which inspire the love of learning and teaching :)
Teacher Quote|Education
“Be consistent, but flexible. Love them unconditionally, but hold them accountable. Give them voice, but be the leader.” - Rae Rudzinski, Teacher
Teacher Quote|Education
"I’m not behind or unproductive. I’m doing as much as my mind and body are allowing me to do under perpetual stress and fatigue." - Susana Muñoz, Associate Professor of Higher Education
Teacher Quote|Education
“Whenever there's asynchronous work, I give students 10 minutes to get started on it during class. This allows them to ask me questions live before they work on the rest without direct support.” - Angelina Murphy, Teacher
Teacher Quote|Education
“I keep coming back to this question: In June 2021, what do I want my students to know and how do I want them to feel?” - Anne Schwartz
Teacher Quote|Education
“‘What apps should we use?’ is the wrong question. ‘What experiences do we want to create for and with our students?’ is much better. Start there.” - Bud Hunt, Teacher
Teacher Quote|Education Equity
"Equity can never become a reality in education if it's viewed as charity instead of professional obligation." - Dr. Anthony Muhammad, Educator and Author
Teacher Quote|Education
“What I love most about teaching is meeting 150 students and as time passes, they begin to trust in me and believe in themselves. I am a witness to their stories, passions, insecurities, and dreams.” - Nakira Burton, Teacher
Teacher Quote|Education
“We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” - John Dewey, Educator and Philosopher
Teacher Quote|Education
"To me, the core of social emotional learning is safety. But who gets to be safe? Once we interrogate that, then we realize that not everyone has the privilege or the space to feel safe. And that's why I do the work that I do, so that some can become everyone." - Dena Simmons, Antiracist Educator and Researcher
Teacher Quote|Education
“Completing isn't the same as learning.” - Ryan Steinbach, Teacher
Teacher Quote|Education
"Beneath every behavior is a feeling. And beneath every feeling is a need. And when we meet that need rather than focus on the behavior, we begin to deal with the cause not the symptom." - Ashleigh Warner, Psychologist
Teacher Quote|Education
“One thing I would say to the young people here: own your own education. That's really important. The education has to be yours. You have to pursue things that you're curious about.” - Ta-Nehisi Coates , Author
Teacher Quote|Teaching & Education
“Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.” - Josef Albers, Artist and Educator
Inspirational Quote|Teaching & Education
"The love and joy behind your teaching is perhaps the strongest impression you will leave with your students." - Meena Srinivasan, Author & Educator