“If you don't set your writing - teaching - at a level that makes them stretch, they are never going to develop their intellectual muscle.” IfsWritingLevelsTeachingIntellectualMuscles Author:M. H. Abrams
“Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself.” MenFirstsTwoImportantLevelsCommonEducationTeacherTeachingIntellectualEvery ManRise Above Book:Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated)
“A teacher who can show good, or indeed astounding results while he is teaching, is still not on that account a good teacher, for it may be that, while his pupils are under his immediate influence, he raises them to a level which is not natural to them, without developing their own capacities for work at this level, so that they immediately decline again once the teacher leaves the schoolroom.” MayStillsShowsNaturalLevelsResultsTeacherInfluenceTeachingCapacityAccountsRaisesDevelopingDeclinePupilsGood Teacher Author:Ludwig Wittgenstein
“While I enjoy teaching people on the basic and intermediate levels to work them up to advanced levels, my real talent is for the advanced students. You could say that I'm like a ninth-degree black belt in martial arts.” PeopleArtRealEnjoyBlackLevelsTeachingTalentStudentsBuddhismDegreesMartial ArtsBeltsRamaBlack BeltReal Talent Author:Frederick Lenz
“Great spiritual teachings do not change, but we do. As we grow older and wiser, we can receive the teachings at deeper levels.” SpiritualGrowsLevelsTeachingDeeperWiserGreat SpiritualSpiritual Teaching Author:Marianne Williamson
“Normal children of both sexes and all cultures will follow a more or less standard and universal developmental pattern and timetable, and reach approximately the same level of development at maturity. While a particular culture's need and expectations and teaching will shape the course of development and affect adult capabilities to some degree, normal individuals, whatever their native culture, if transplanted and taught, could learn to meet the normal demands of their adapted cultures.” IfsNeedsChildrenCultureCoursesIndividualSexLevelsTeachingTaughtParticularDevelopmentShapesDemandDegreesNormalStandardsExpectationsAdultsUniversalPatternsMaturityNativeCapabilityAdaptedDevelopmentalTimetables Book:Daughters: from infancy to independence Source: Daughters: from infancy to independence
“World War II put feminism on hold for a long time; the men went away to fight, a lot of women in those years got jobs both in teaching and in factories - at all social levels - which they enjoyed very much. A lot of them were quite happy during the war.” MenWorldYearsLongWarJobsFightingSocialLevelsFeminismTeachingHe ManLong TimeEnjoyedWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiFactoriesWorld War I Author:Margaret Drabble
“The music and the philosophy feed off of one another on a subconscious level, though I've never really integrated my academic teaching into songwriting. But what they have in common is that they're both ways to tap into the mysterious parts of our world.” WorldWayPhilosophyLevelsCommonTeachingMysteriousSongwritingOur WorldAcademicSubconsciousIntegrated Author:Steve Weinstein
“When I started teaching I realized that I had never had such a level of satisfaction and such a feeling of fulfillment and sense of contribution. Just like that. But, usually it's more cumulative, slow, evolutionary and less revolutionary.” FeelingsLevelsTeachingSatisfactionI RealizedFulfillmentRevolutionaryContributionCumulative Author:Stephen Covey
“People are attracted to teaching because they want to make a real impact. The teachers who are making the greatest difference go far beyond meeting standardised test measures. They aspire to truly level the playing field for their students, which means inspiring a love of learning, fostering the highest levels of critical thinking, building perseverance in working towards academic excellence, and so on.” PeopleThinkingWantMeanRealDifferencesLevelsTeacherTeachingFieldsStudentsBuildingHighestTestsImpactMeetingsExcellencePerseveranceCriticalAcademicAspireCritical ThinkingPlaying FieldsFosteringLove Of LearningAcademic Excellence Author:Wendy Kopp