What is a Teacher?

A teacher is someone who sees each child as a unique person
and encourages individual talents and strengths.

A teacher looks beyond each child's face
and sees inside their souls.

A teacher is someone with a special touch and a ready smile
who takes the time to listen to both sides and always tries to be fair.

A teacher has a caring heart
that respects and understands.

A teacher is someone who can look past disruption and rebellion,
and recognize hurt and pain.

A teacher teachers the entire child
and helps to build confidence and raise self-esteem.

A teacher makes a difference in each child's life
and affects each family and the future of us all.
~ Barbara Cage

 Forever in Your Heart

Although you're not their parent,
You care for them each day.
You cuddle, sing, and read to them
and watch them as they play.
You see each new accomplishment
You help them grow and learn.
You understand their language
and you listen with concern.
They come to you for comfort
and you kiss away their tears.
They proudly show their work to you
You give the loudest cheers!
No, you are not their parent
but your role is just as strong.
You nurture them and keep them safe
though maybe not for long.
You know someday the time will come
when you will have to part.
But you know each child you've cared for
is Forever in your heart.
~ Anonymous

To be a teacher in the right sense is to
be a learner. Instruction begins when
you, the teacher, learn from the learner,
put yourself in his place so that you
may understand what he understands
and in the way he understands it.
~ Soren Kierkegaard

"Every student can learn. Just not on the same day or in the same way."
~ George Evans

"All kids are gifted. Some just open their packages earlier than others."
~ Michael Carr

"They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel."
~ Anonymous

"I hear, and I forget.
I see, and I remember.
I do, and I understand."
~ Chinese Proverb

"There is a brilliant child locked inside every student."
~ Marva Collins

"A teacher's compassion is like a pebble thrown into a pool of water. The ripples spread far beyond the point of impact."
~ Dear Abby

"Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater."
~ Gail Godwin

"Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner; put yourself in his place so that you may understand. what he learns and the way he understands it."
~ Soren Kierkegaard

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."
~ William Arthur Ward

"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  

"A great teacher never strives to explain her vision: she simply invites you to stand beside her and see for yourself."
~ Rev. R. Inman  

We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors but they all have to learn to live in the same box.
~ Robert Fulghum  

Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
~ Dave Barry

Children need your presence more than your presents.
~ Jesse Jackson

"There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots, the other is wings."
~ Hodding Carter Jr.

Our children are watching us live, and what we ARE shouts louder than anything we can say.
~ Wilferd A. Peterson

One Hundred Years From Now

One Hundred Years from now 
It will not matter 
what kind of car I drove, 
What kind of house I lived in, 
how much money was in 
my bank account 
nor what my clothes looked like. 
But the world may be a better place because 
I was important in the life of a child.

All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
~ Earvin "Magic" Johnson

Teachers

Teachers come and go but every so often one comes along that you'll always remember.
One who makes learning an adventure... and who can still remember what it is like to be young and growing up...
The kind who can make you want to be the very best you can be... Someone you can really talk to, who really cares about what happens to you...
That person is YOU!

~Author Unknown~

'It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts... it is to teach them to think, if that is possible, and always to think for themselves.' 

-Robert Hutchins

No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness, and generosity hidden in the soul of a child.  The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure. 
-Emma Golmam

WHY GOD CREATED TEACHERS

When God created teachers,
He gave us special friends
To help us understand His world
And truly comprehend
The beauty and the wonder
Of everything we see,
And become a better person
With each discovery.

When God created teachers,
He gave us special guides
To show us ways in which to grow
So we can all decide
How to live and how to do
What's right instead of wrong,
To lead us so that we can lead
And learn how to be strong.

Why God created teachers,
In His wisdom and His grace,
Was to help us learn to make our world
A better, wiser place.

~Author Unknown~