#teachers

The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy. ↗

— Michael Porter

#best #ceos #core #i #know

When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?' ↗

— Natalie Portman

#called #dad #does #exactly #get

When teachers try to teach, nurses try to nurse, small businesses try to serve their clients and the police try to arrest criminals, there is always a regulator or three breathing down their necks. Conservatives want to make people's lives easier. ↗

— John Redwood

#arrest #breathing #businesses #clients #conservatives

I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about. ↗

— Tim Robbins

#acting #because #hell #i #know

We are fortunate to have some of the greatest and best teachers in the world, but we want to make sure that those few that try to sneak through the system are caught in advance. ↗

— Jon Porter

#best #caught #few #fortunate #greatest

I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses. ↗

— Nell Carter

#i #kids #most #nurses #show

High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in. ↗

— Dave Eggers

#collaborative #dig #everyone #feel #get

As a student I learned from wonderful teachers and ever since then I've thought everyone is a teacher. ↗

— Bill Moyers

#everyone #i #learned #since #student

But the best thing Washington can do for education is realize that our role is limited. Washington must keep its promises, but let those who know our childrens' names- parents, teachers and school board members- make education decisions. ↗

— Mark Kennedy

#board #decisions #education #keep #know

We must be willing to pay inspiring math and science teachers, who have high paying alternatives in industry, more to teach and reward students who take more challenging courses in high school. ↗

— Mark Kennedy

#challenging #courses #high #high school #industry