Gail Godwin Quotes

The truth of the matter is that about 99 percent of teaching is making the students feel interestedin the material. Then the other 1 percent has to do with your methods. And that's not just true of languages. It's true of every subject.

A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.

There is no recipe to be a great teacher, that's what is unique about them.

A good place to start initially would be school plays.

A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson.

But when all is said and done, the fact remains that some teachers have a naturally inspiring presence and can make their exercises interesting, whilst others simply cannot.

Teaching is hard. It takes a lot of skill. Not everyone who tries can do it well. We need to admit that and act accordingly. We should reward and respect great teachers by paying them more, and we should stop rewarding seniority over effectiveness.

Much as a teacher may wince at the thought, he is also an entertainer—for unless he can hold his audience, he cannot really instruct or edify them.

Teaching is, after all, a form of show business.

Psychology is a science, and teaching is an art; and sciences never generate arts directly out of themselves.

Teaching is performance art.

The good news is that 'High School Musical' seems to be getting a lot of youngsters excited about theater.

Will this new play be good or bad? Nothing else matters. Nothing at all.

I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.

So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.

I wasn't a very good teacher.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.

When it is good, theatre takes a lot of beating both to watch and perform.

If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a teacher, a history teacher. After all, teaching is very much like performing. A teacher is an actor, in a way. It takes a great deal to get, and hold, a class.

Having been an educator for so many years I know that all a good teacher can do is set a context, raise questions or enter into a kind of a dialogic relationship with their students.

That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.

Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students.

Find a good teacher, as I found for my sons. I feel the worst thing you can do is to try and teach your own children yourself, because there is a natural rebellion that occurs.

I would love to do more on the stage; having actual contact with the audience is great. You can give them a good seeing to!

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.