“Teachers still command great respect in the families and societies of many Asian cultures.”
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Famous Andy Hargreaves Quotes
“Teachers create and transform energy. They are the dynamos of educational change.”
“Too many professional development initiatives are done to teachers - not for, with or by them.”
“All teachers are already leaders. It's in the nature of teaching.”
“You cannot switch teachers on and off as if they were PowerPoint presentations.”
Source: Changing Teachers, Changing Times: Teachers' Work and Culture in the Postmodern Age
“The bags that teachers carry home symbolize their guilt about the endless care they have to give.”
Source: Changing Teachers, Changing Times: Teachers' Work and Culture in the Postmodern Age
“Teachers who don't pull their weight drag down the profession and their colleagues with it.”
“Teachers are always emotional: by default if they bore us, and by design when they excite us.”
“Teachers who believe they can make a real difference in their students lives REALLY do.”
“Students become good learners when they are in the classes of teachers who are good learners.”
Source: Beyond educational reform: bringing teachers back in