Teaching quotes

The legendary Victoria Westcott over at Classroom Canada recently included a post on her blog entitled "10 of my favourite Quotes for Teachers." This has prompted me to post a list of my own:

"The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds."
ANATOLE FRANCE

"The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn."
JOHN LUBBOCK

"The first duty of a lecturer- to hand you after an hour's discourse a nugget of pure truth to wrap up between the pages of your notebooks and keep on the mantlepiece forever."
VIRGINIA WOOLF

"The world talks to the mind. A teacher speaks more intimately; (s)he speaks to the heart."
HAIM GINOTT

"Teaching provides a way to stay young at heart, to maintain a lifetime of active learning.... It is in every respect a profession of hope."
VITO PERRONE

"It is a glorious fever, that desire to know."
EDWARD BULWER LYTTON


My absolute favourite comes from my favourite book, Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" -

"...he was a teacher, and it may be said that he had every right to teach because he spent all his time learning."


And with that in mind, why don't you start your path to being a teacher by pursuing degree programs in Elementary & Secondary Education today!