“The teacher loses the position of external boss or dictator but takes on that of leader of group activities” LosesLeaderTeacherGroupsPositionActivityBossDictator Book:Experience and Education, 60th Anniversary Edition Source: Experience and Education, 60th Anniversary Edition
“Parents teach in the toughest school in the word: The School for Making People. You are the board of education, the principal, theclassroom teacher, and the janitor, all rolled into two. . . . There are few schools to train you for your job, and there is no general agreement on the curriculum. . . . You are on duty, or at least on call, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for at least 18 years for each child you have. Besides that, you have to contend with an administration that has two leaders or bosses, whichever the case may be.” PeopleYearsMayChildrenTwoSchoolJobsParentHoursLeaderTeachCasesTeacherDutyTrainAdministrationBoardsAgreementBossPrincipalCurriculumJanitorBoard Of Education Author:Virginia Satir
“My parents have not insisted that we go to college, but she wanted us to learn. Teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse. All my siblings were employed. But I wanted to be the boss, an independent contractor.” WantedParentTeacherCollegeIndependentBossNurseSecretaryEmployedLibrarianSiblingMy SiblingsContractor Author:Bette Midler
“Teachers often make the mistake of thinking they're the boss of the class; they're not. The boss of the class is sitting down there somewhere.” ThinkingMistakeClassTeacherSittingBossSitting Down Author:Philip Pullman
“The range of individuality in children is infinite, but every class of children seemed to have the same groups. And there was a chief girl and a chief boy - a girl that all the other girls of that age looked up to and imitated and a boy that all the boys looked up to and imitated. I realized that if I got them on my side and exclusively taught them for a couple of weeks, maybe for the first full term, then I wouldn't have any trouble. Teachers often make the mistake of thinking they're the boss of the class; they're not. The boss of the class is sitting down there somewhere.” IfsThinkingFirstsChildrenAgeGirlSidesTermMistakeClassBoysTeacherTroubleGroupsWeekTaughtCoupleSittingInfiniteIndividualityI RealizedChiefsRangeBossSitting DownOther Girl Author:Philip Pullman
“We can't rely on others to be our teachers anymorethe future belongs to individuals who decide to become great bosses (and teachers).” IndividualTeacherRelyBossGreat Boss Author:Seth
“Never talk back to a teacher. Teachers are like God. Actually, teachers are God's boss.” TeacherBoss Book:Countdown Source: Countdown
“We get through life and this is part of the education process also. In real life, we meet bad bosses and good bosses and good friends and bad friends. I think we should let the teachers do their work and not impose too much stuff on them.” ThinkingShouldRealStuffProcessToo MuchTeacherReal LifeBossGood FriendBad FriendGood Boss Author:Philippe Falardeau