“I get scared when I approach teachers and tell them that I'll probably be able to attend only half the classes, .. I'm scared that they're going to drop me. In the fall of 2002 I signed up for five classes and had to drop three of them.” AbleFallThreeHalfClassFiveTeacherApproachScared Author:Amanda Beard
“The nearest approach to the infallible in literary judgment is represented in the colossal work of the teacher of all these three [Edmund Gosse, Edward Dowden and George Saintsbury], the greatest critic that ever lived - not an Englishman, but a Frenchman, the wonderful Sainte-Beuve.” ThreeTeacherWonderfulJudgmentApproachCriticsEnglishmenInfallibleColossalFrenchmen Author:Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
“Reason must approach nature in order to be taught by it. It must not, however, do so in the character of a pupil who listens to everything that the teacher chooses to say, but of an appointed judge who compels the witness to answer questions which he has himself formulated.” ReasonCharacterOrderAnswersTeacherAtheismTaughtJudgingApproachPositive AtheismWitnessPupils Book:Immanuel Kant's Critique Of Pure Reason Source: Immanuel Kant's Critique Of Pure Reason
“The big shift in approach on education that we are taking - which is different from what happened before - is that we trust teachers and we trust heads.” DifferentBigsTeacherHappenedApproach Author:Michael Gove
“My teachers helped guide and motivate me; but the responsibility of learning was left with me, an approach to learning which was later reinforced by my experiences at Amherst.” LeftResponsibilityTeacherApproachGuides Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“Girls tend to attribute their failures to factors such as lack of ability, while boys tend to attribute failure to specific factors, including teachers' attitudes. Moreover, girls avoid situations in which failure is likely, whereas boys approach such situations as a challenge, indicating that failure differentially affects self-esteem.” SelfGirlChallengesAbilityAttitudeSituationBoysTeacherSelf EsteemFailureApproachIncludingEsteemFactorsAttributes Book:Shame: The Exposed Self Source: Shame: The Exposed Self
“We need to establish platforms for teachers to initiate their own changes and make their own judgments on the frontline, to invest more in the change capacities of local districts and communities, and to pursue prudent rather than profligate approaches to testing.” NeedsCommunityTeacherJudgmentApproachCapacityLocalsPursuePlatformsTestingPrudentInitiateFrontline Author:Andy Hargreaves
“Within the yogic philosophy, the edge is considered to be my creative teacher from whom I can learn about myself. If I approach this teacher/edge with love, sensitivity and awareness, I will discover that my teacher/edge will move and allow me a greater range of motion.” IfsI CanPhilosophyMovingCreativeGreaterTeacherAwarenessApproachEdgesRangeSensitivity Author:Ken Dychtwald
“There is a great need for a new approach, new methods and new tools in teaching, man's oldest and most reactionary craft. There is great need for a rapid increase in the productivity of learning. There is, above all, great need for methods that will make the teacher effective and multiply his or her efforts and competence. Teaching is, in fact, the only traditional craft in which we have not yet fashioned the tools that make an ordinary person capable of superior performance. In this respect, teaching is far behind medicine, where the tools first became available a century or more ago.” MenNeedsFirstsPersonsFactsEffortBehindsTeacherTeachingCenturyApproachCapableOrdinaryToolsPerformancesIncreaseMethodMedicineAvailableProductivitySuperiorsTraditionalCraftsRapidsCompetenceReactionariesOrdinary PersonNew ApproachSuperior Performance Author:Peter Drucker
“We know that African American students tend to be relational learners. It's about the relationships between a teacher and student. Students respond well to teachers they know, believe in them, care about them, but also who teach in a matter that elicits a more active approach to learning, rather than just sitting and listening. The research on this is strong and has been available for a long time, but it is not widely practiced. That's a huge obstacle.” KnowsBelieveWellsLongHas BeensMatterCareStrongTeachTeacherStudentsHugeListeningApproachLong TimeResearchSittingObstaclesAvailableActiveAfrican AmericanLearnersTeacher And Student Author:Pedro Noguera
“Another obligation that I have as a teacher is to make available to students a range of options and devices and approaches, rather than saying "well here's one way to do it and that's the only way that's good."” WayWellsTeacherStudentsApproachAvailableObligationOne WayRangeDevices Author:Leni Zumas