“It's a good idea to be in the physical presence of the enlightened teacher because it's not physical. You can hear the ocean from quite a ways away, but if you're standing right in front of it, it's easier.” IfsWayIdeasTeacherFrontsEasierOceanStandingEnlightenedGood Ideas Author:Frederick Lenz
“The most important thing about a child's education is to have a great teacher in front of the classroom and a lot of choice and accountability with parents.” ChildrenImportantChoicesParentTeacherFrontsImportant ThingsAccountabilityClassroomGreat Teacher Author:Carly Fiorina
“Fears to look bad in front of other people, to say something wrong, to be laughed at - all those fears deprive us of half of our abilities. This is one of the main school problems. That teacher understands it, who can teach students to study without fear of the teacher, without fear of classmates, and, the most important, without fear of a subject.” PeopleLooksImportantProblemSchoolAbilityHalfTeachStudyTeacherSubjectsFrontsStudentsLaughedClassmates Author:Simon Soloveychik
“There's a film I did called 'Front of the Class', about a teacher who had Tourette's. That was a beautiful blend of drama and comedy. There's some great moments of levity in the script.” MomentsBeautifulFilmClassComedyTeacherFrontsDramaScriptsGreat MomentsLevityTourettes Author:James Wolk
“I would start by writing to an adult, maybe a high school teacher, or maybe an aunt or uncle, and writing and telling them why you want to go to a particular university. That's probably what you would actually sound like. Then write your letter to the university, and put those 2 versions in front of you, and look at the difference between those 2 things.” WantWritingLooksSchoolSoundDifferencesTeacherFrontsParticularHigh SchoolAdultsLettersUniversityVersionsUnclesAuntSchool TeachersHigh School Teachers Author:David Sedaris
“My teacher in the seventh grade told me that if I didn't fool around during class, I could have 15 minutes at the end of the day to do a comedy routine. Instead of bugging everybody, I'd figure out my routine. And at the end of the day, I'd get to perform in front of my entire class. I thought it was really smart of her. It's amazing how important that was.” IfsImportantEndsClassComedyTeacherMinutesFrontsFiguresFoolSmartGradesThe End Of The DayRoutineReally SmartAnd At The End Of The DaySeventh Grade Author:Jim Carrey
“The teacher always used me as an example to the class of good English and good storytelling because we all had to write the same stories. But she used to make me go out front - which I hated - and read my story to the class and I would get huge applause. Not because of who I was but because they truly enjoyed the stories I wrote.” WritingStoriesUsedClassTeacherFrontsExampleHugeStorytellingEnjoyedHatedApplauseGood Storytelling Author:Michael Jackson
“The subject I liked best was painting, but the teachers didn't approve of my experiments and sometimes criticized me in front of the whole class. Maybe my love for photography came from that humiliation: a photo is something that you develop and print yourself, in the dark, and that remains in the dark until you decide to show it.” SometimesWholeShowsDarkClassTeacherSubjectsFrontsPaintingPhotographyRemainsExperimentsPrintHumiliation Author:Hiroshi Hamaya
“Young people nowadays love luxury; they have bad manners and contempt for authority. They show disrespect for old people... contradict their parents, talk constantly in front of company, gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers.” PeopleShowsYoungParentCompanyTeacherFrontsAuthorityLuxuryMannersContemptOld PeopleDisrespectBad Manners Author:Socrates
“Audiences of critical thinkers are my favorite kinds of audiences. There are jokes I tell in the show that don't get laughs unless I am in front of an audience of critical thinkers. Put me in front of a crowd of science teachers or astronauts! The guileless aren't our audience - it's the critical thinkers we love.” KindShowsAudienceLaughingTeacherFrontsJokesMy FavoriteCrowdsCriticalThinkerAstronautScience Teacher Author:Adam Savage
“Our teachers are everywhere. Our teachers are right in front of us, and take so many forms. All we need to do is to open our eyes, to be open to and aware of the possibilities. Otherwise, we walk sightless among miracles.” NeedsEyeFormWalksTeacherFrontsPossibilityMiracle Author:Dani Shapiro
“I always make the point that teachers are people too, and that they don't just want to be in front of kids all day and have children be their only feedback loop.” PeopleWantChildrenKidsTeacherFrontsFeedbackLoops Author:Dana Goldstein