Saw some meaningful and encouraging quotes about teaching/teachers in one of those little calendars that Singapore Teachers' Union gives to their members at the start of every year. Just thought I'd post it here, as a reminder and inspiration to myself to do always put in my best, as well as an encouragement to the rest of my friends who are teachers :)
"Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires long hours, patience, and care."
~ Horace Mann
"One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. "
~ Carl Jung
"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. "
~ William Arthur Ward
"If you plan for a year, plant a seed. If for ten years, plant a tree. If for a hundred years, teach the people."
~ Kuan Chung
"In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers, and the rest of us would have to settle for something less."
~ Lee lacocca
"Whoever first coined the phrase 'you're the wind beneath my wings' most assuredly was reflecting on the sublime influence of a very special teacher."
~ Frank Trujillo
