Teacher quotes that inspire a love of learning

Teachers are essential when it comes to the education of our children. They dedicate their time and resources to ensuring kids get a comprehensive education, along with teaching them how to think critically, ask important questions, and develop skills they’ll use for the rest of their lives. Recent events have shown us how dedicated teachers are to providing the best for their students, whether they’re teaching them in person or remotely. So why not show how much you appreciate their work by sharing one of these teacher quotes?

“Education is what survives when what has been learned is forgotten.” —BF Skinner.

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“No one should teach who is not in love with teaching.” —Margaret Elizabeth Sangster.

“Our task, regarding creativity, is to help children climb their own mountains, as high as possible. No one can do more.” —Loris Malaguzzi. Talk about a hopeful quote!

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“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.” —Marian Wright Edelman.

“It is greater work to educate a child, in the true and larger sense of the world, than to rule a state.” —William Ellery Channing.

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” —Henry Brooks Adams.

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“The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer.” —Alice Wellington Rollins

“Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” —Bob Talbert

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“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” —William A. Ward