“I was going to be a High School teacher. I was studying at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, up in Canada. I was also acting in a wonderfully supportive theatre community in Edmonton. There's a lot of support for theatre there. So, I was having a great time, but I didn't consider acting as a serious career initially, because even the most successful actors that I know in Edmonton are not super successful. Acting over there is just not a success-oriented career.” KnowsSchoolActorsCommunityActingCareersSupportStudySuccessfulTeacherSeriousHigh SchoolUniversityTheatreCanadaSupportiveGreat TimesSchool TeachersAlbertaHigh School TeachersEdmonton Author:Nathan Fillion
“I never thought that I would support myself with art - everyone in the Group of Seven had day jobs. I became a geography teacher so that I could get free field trips into the wilderness to paint.” ArtJobsSupportTeacherGroupsFieldsPaintSevenProfessionWildernessGeographyDay JobsField TripGeography Teachers Author:Robert Bateman
“The countries who do the best in international comparisons, whether it's Finland or Japan, Denmark or Singapore, do well because they have professional teachers who are respected, and they also have family and community which support learning.” WellsCountryCommunitySupportTeacherInternationalJapanComparisonDo The BestSingaporeDenmarkFinland Author:Howard Gardner
“The world is a beautiful place, travel has been my greatest teacher, my close friends and folks are the greatest givers. I even have a ring of support around my bed as I type … Goodbye world. Spread good energy. Pay it forward!” WorldHas BeensBeautifulEnergyPaySupportTeacherTypeBedFolksSpreadRingsGoodbyeGiverClose FriendsBeautiful PlacesGood EnergyPay It Forward Author:Brittany Maynard
“Teaching needs an ecosystem that supports evidence-based practice. It will need better systems to disseminate the results of research more widely, but also a better understanding of research, so that teachers can be critical consumers of evidence.” NeedsUnderstandingResultsPracticeSupportTeacherTeachingResearchEvidenceCriticalConsumersEcosystems Author:Ben Goldacre
“Teacher training institutes should impact training of our nation's teachers in a manner that encourages them to support the holistic development of the child and to continuously refine their own skills to create the best possible learning environments for our children.” ShouldChildrenNationsSupportEnvironmentTeacherDevelopmentSkillsTrainingOur ChildrenImpactInstituteHolisticInstitutesTeacher TrainingLearning Environment Author:Shaheen Mistri
“School leadership has been identified as another critical element of student success, and subsequently enough resources and training should be provided to our school principals and administrators to allow them to create a strong ecosystem in our schools and support teachers and parents as well.” ShouldWellsHas BeensEnoughSchoolStrongParentSupportTeacherStudentsElementsTrainingResourcesCriticalPrincipalStudent SuccessEcosystemsAdministratorsSchool Principal Author:Shaheen Mistri
“When I talk to teachers they tell me the things they'd most like from any government are a reduction in bureaucracy, support to help ensure good discipline and a reformed Ofsted.” HelpingGovernmentSupportTeacherDisciplineBureaucracyReductionGovernment BureaucracyGood Discipline Author:Michael Gove
“In the Reggio Emilia preschools, however, each child is viewed as infinitely capable, creative, and intelligent. The job of the teacher is to support these qualities and to challenge children in appropriate ways so that they develop fully.” WayChildrenJobsChallengesQualitySupportCreativeTeacherCapableIntelligentAppropriate Author:Louise Boyd
“Our assignment is not only to make visits but to consistently carry the Spirit into homes, to bless families with the pure love of Christ, to inspire, encourage, lift, and fortify. Every home is in need of additional support. Visiting teachers bring that blessed reinforcement. It is a sacred trust we have been given. We can overcome the obstacles.” NeedsHas BeensHomeSpiritGivenChristSupportTeacherInspirePureOvercomingBlessedSacredObstaclesLiftsBlessConsistentlyVisitingAssignmentsPure LoveReinforcement Author:Bonnie D. Parkin
“I do a lot of work with the Dyslexia Institute because, for people with dyslexia who do not have parental support, it is a huge disadvantage. I was fortunate because my Mum was a teacher and she taught me to work hard.” PeopleHardSupportTeacherTaughtHard WorkHugeFortunateMumDisadvantagesInstituteParentalDyslexia Author:Susan Hampshire
“It is absurd to imagine that any child will be able to earn a living, let alone contribute to resolving our world's complex problems, without knowing how to read and write. My foundation supports the National Writing Project so that teachers can be more effective in their efforts to improve literacy for all students.” WorldWritingChildrenProblemAbleEffortSupportKnowingTeacherImagineStudentsProjectsFoundationComplexesAbsurdOur WorldImagine ThatLiteracyComplex Problems Author:Isabel Allende
“As a Member of Congress from one of the fastest growing States in the country, we hire close to 2,500 new teachers a year, close to 5,000 support staff and faculty.” YearsCountryStatesSupportTeacherGrowingMembersCongressFacultyStaffNew Teachers Author:Jon Porter
“We know that the two most important things in a child's education are a good teacher and an involved parent. You don't foster those things with a bloated federal bureaucracy - you encourage them when you support choice and accountability.” KnowsChildrenTwoImportantChoicesParentSupportTeacherInvolvedImportant ThingsAccountabilityBureaucracyGood Teacher Author:Carly Fiorina