“Teachers teach and students educate. Students are the only true educators. Historically, every other method of education has failed. Education occurs when students get excited about learning and apply themselves; students do this when they experience great teachers.” TeachTeacherStudentsMethodExcitedEducateEducatorGreat Teacher Author:Oliver DeMille
“Instead of asking, "What can I do to make these students perform?" the great teacher says, "Something's not working! I must not be truly inspirational. What do I need to do to spark their passion to do the hard work to get a superb education?"” NeedsHardPassionTeacherStudentsHard WorkAskingSparksGreat TeacherSuperb Author:Oliver DeMille
“Great teachers and schools expect and nurture quality work and quality performance. Great teachers inspire and demand quality, ever urging their students to higher levels of excellence. They shun mere conformity and expect their students to think and perform to their ever-increasing potential.” ThinkingSchoolLevelsQualityTeacherStudentsInspireHigherDemandPerformancesExcellenceMereConformityNurtureGreat TeacherHigher LevelQuality Work Author:Oliver DeMille
“Find a model of great education in history and you will find a great teacher who inspired students to make the hard choice to study. Wherever you find such a teacher, you will also find self-motivated students who study hard. When students study hard, learning occurs.” SelfHardChoicesStudyTeacherStudentsModelsInspiredMotivatedGreat TeacherGreat EducationSelf Motivated Author:Oliver DeMille
“The next step is for the great teachers to arise, and for them to clearly understand the challenges ahead and mentor accordingly. Where most generations focus the education of their children on preparing to make a living or succeed financially, leadership generations are taught by parents who see a higher role for their children.” ChildrenNextParentChallengesStepsRolesFocusTeacherGenerationsTaughtHigherSucceedAriseMentorPreparingGreat TeacherNext Steps Author:Oliver DeMille