“My younger sister retired a few years ago after a 30-year career teaching history and social studies at an inner-city high school.” YearsSchoolSocialCitiesCareersStudyTeachingHigh SchoolYears AgoRetiredSocial StudiesInner CityYounger SisterTeaching History Author:Judy Woodruff
“When my mother took her turn to sit in a gown at her graduation, she thought she only had two career options: nursing and teaching. She raised me and my sister to believe that we could do anything, and we believed her.” BelieveTwoMotherTurnsCareersTeachingRaisedMy SisterNursingGowns Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“I always wanted to be an actor, but in Edmonton, Alberta, that's not a success-oriented career. So I said, 'I'll get my (teaching) degree and then I'll see what happens, but I'll always have that to fall back on.' So if anybody were to look at me and say, 'Oh, you're an actor,' I could always say, 'Hey man, I'm a teacher!'” IfsMenLooksSaidHappensWantedFallActorsCareersTeacherTeachingDegreesHeyLook At MeFall BackAlbertaEdmonton Author:Nathan Fillion
“I was very immersed in the world. I'm very worldly. I love world. I was immersed in my career, in school, in teaching.” WorldSchoolCareersTeachingWorldlyRama Author:Frederick Lenz
“Without children, men have more liberty to earn less - that is, they are free to pursue more fulfilling and less lucrative careers, like writing or art or teaching social studies.” MenWritingChildrenArtSocialLibertyCareersStudyTeachingPursueFulfillingSocial Studies Author:Warren Farrell
“I learned a lot about working with children, and about myself, and it reinforced my decision to pursue a career in teaching.” ChildrenDecisionCareersTeachingPursueWorking With Children Author:Carolyn Murphy
“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” InspirationalImportantSelfMotivationalSuccessCareersSuccessfulTeachingKeysConfidenceAdversitySelf ConfidencePreparationTennisBelieve In YourselfWorkplaceCongratulationsKey To SuccessSeekersRoad To SuccessRecipe For SuccessHave ConfidenceBoostSecret To SuccessBoost Self ConfidenceBoost Self EsteemDetermination And SuccessInspirational SuccessBest SelfBest SuccessSelf Esteem And ConfidenceAchieving SuccessConfidence In YourselfTennis PlayerMotivational WorkHard Work Pays OffAchieved SuccessConfidence BoostingBoost Your ConfidenceConfidence BuildingBoost Your Self EsteemPersonal SuccessInspiring Self EsteemMotivational CareerMotivational JobInspirational ConfidenceSelf Confidence MotivationalInspirational Self EsteemCareer MotivationGreat ConfidencePath To SuccessConfidence In OthersRaise Self EsteemInspirational TennisPositive SelfPreparation And OpportunityWords Of ConfidenceGreat TennisHardships And SuccessImprove Self EsteemWorkplace MotivationWorkplace MotivationalSearch Motivational Author:Arthur Ashe
“In the end I created a career of my own, concentrating on my writing and lecturing, reaching larger audiences than I would had I ended up with tenure and a full teaching load. It was Virginia Woolf who said that it is terrible to be frozen out of a sacred tradition - but even more terrible to be frozen into it.” WritingSaidEndsPoliticalMy OwnCareersAudienceTeachingTerribleTraditionSacredReachingLoadFrozenVirginiaConcentratingTenureWoolfLecturing Author:Michael Parenti
“Teaching well draws from the same well that writing draws from: the reserves of compassion and ability to listen and concentrate on another. So I have to have fine line between teaching and writing. I try not to ever think of career. I just try to go to the dream world every day.” ThinkingWorldWritingTryingWellsDreamLinesAbilityCompassionCareersTeachingFineDrawsReservesFine LinesDream World Author:Andre Dubus
“I never really thought comedy was a career option, just something I did for fun. Suddenly I realised I was getting paid which was a bonus. I studied for a diploma with the London College of Music, and teaching was something I thought I might do but comedy intervened.” MightFunCareersComedyTeachingCollegePaidLondonRealisedBonusDiploma Author:Bill Bailey
“Looking back on a 30-year teaching career full of rewards and prizes, somehow I can't completely believe that I spent my time on earth institutionalized; I can't believe that centralized schooling is allowed to exist at all as a gigantic indoctrination and sorting machine, robbing people of their children. Did it really happen? Was this my life? God help me.” PeopleYearsBelieveChildrenI CanHelpingHappensEarthCareersTeachingMachinesRewardsMy TimeHelp MePrizeLooking BackSchoolingIndoctrinationGod HelpRobbingSortingGod Help MeTime On Earth Author:John Taylor Gatto
“I would not recommend poetry as a career. In the first place, it's impossible in this time and place - in this culture - to make poetry a career. The writing of poetry is one thing. It's an obsession, the scratching of a divine itch, and has nothing to do with money. You can, however, make a career out of being a poet by teaching, traveling around, and giving lectures. It's a thin living at best.” GivingWritingFirstsCultureCareersImpossibleOne ThingTeachingDivinePoetObsessionPoetry IsLectures Author:Maxine Kumin