Education proceeds ultimately from the patterns furnished by institutions, customs, and laws.
Schools can do extraordinary things given the chance; teachers can do remarkable things if we eliminate the paperwork that sometimes binds them and give them a chance to really teach in our schools.
I don’t believe curriculums are the key to education, I believe teachers are.
It's hard to find trainers to train, coaches to coach. Just because someone was great in the business doesn't mean they can teach someone else how to be great in the business; and just because someone wasn't great in the business, doesn't mean they can't teach somebody. I used to be a firm believer in the other.
Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.
I was always drawn to teachers who made class interesting. In high school, I enjoyed my American and English literature classes because my teachers, Jeanne Dorsey and Dani Barton, created an environment where interaction was important.
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.
I spent a few years after college as a Boston public school teacher and I loved it. But I was never committed to it, committed to it as a career.
My daughter became a teacher right out of college.
At the end of the day, I'm certainly hopeful they can leave some time to focus on Tennessee history. But we understand the struggle when it comes to curriculum time and what you just physically don't have time for.
I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children. Some of the teachers were just doing their job, but others had that little extra. They really cared about children and they wore pretty dresses.
The main thing I am interested in is my experience as a teacher.
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in teachers once more.
Kim Il Sung University should set an example for all other universities of the country to follow in introducing innovative teaching methods.
Teaching's hard! You need different skills: positive reinforcement, keeping students from getting bored, commanding their attention in a certain way.
The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
Schools teach the need to be taught.
Coaching takes patience. I'm more enthused when teaching players who want it versus when I have to.
We've never tried to educate children. We've never tried to preach to them, just entertain.
I've never been a teacher in my life.
People think of teachers who are born to teach, and you think of all these charismatic folks. Some of the most successful teachers are some of the least charismatic, interestingly. But they have a gift of figuring out what motivates people.
Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.
The Gates Foundation has learned that two questions can predict how much kids learn: 'Does your teacher use class time well?' and, 'When you're confused, does your teacher help you get straightened out?'
Knowing what to expect from a teacher is a really good thing, of course: It lets you get the right answers more quickly than you would otherwise.
