#teachers

Mr. Klamp laid down the law. No tardiness, no talking above 40 decibels, no untied shoelaces, no visible undergarments, no eating, no chewing gum, no chewing tobacco, no chewing betel nuts, no chewing coca leaves, no chewing out students (unless Mr. Klamp was doing the chewing out), no chewing out teachers (unless ditto), no unnecessary displays of temper (unless ditto), no unnecessary displays of affection (no exceptions), no pets over one ounce or under one ton, and no singing, except in Bulgarian. I began to think Mr Klamp wouldn't be so bad... ↗

— Polly Shulman

#humor #rules #school #students #teachers

Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task. ↗

— Haim Ginott

#expected #goals #impossible #inadequate #miracle

The women I know with strong personalities, the ones who might have become generals or the heads of companies if they were men, become teachers. Teaching is a calling, too. And I've always thought that teachers in their way are holy--angles leading their flocks out of the darkness. ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#teachers #men

Here, let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true: Teachers? Teachers make a difference! Now what about you? ↗

— Taylor Mali

#teachers #education

I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me. ↗

— Ann Bancroft

#i #lucky #me #saw #some

Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay. ↗

— Jeb Bush

#better #difference #focusing #make #make a difference

American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and can judge its unevenness, its lights and its shadows. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

#american #foreign #indisputable #judge #lights

While I'm not a celebrity, it's such a weird concept that society has cooked up for us. Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#astronauts #celebrity #concept #cooked #i

I do recognise that, where recruitment difficulties persist, teachers can be put under great pressure. ↗

— Estelle Morris

#great #i #i do #persist #pressure

My parents regarded school teachers as higher beings, as did many immigrants. ↗

— Martin Lewis Perl

#did #higher #immigrants #many #parents