Quotes by Teaching There is no accountability in the public school system - except for coaches. You know what happens to a losing coach. You fire him. A losing teacher can go on losing for 30 years and then go to glory. Ross Perot teachingteacherschool What is wrong with inciting intense dislike of a religion if the activities or teachings of that religion are so outrageous, irrational or abusive of human rights that they deserve to be intensely disliked? Rowan Atkinson atheistteachingfear It is a luxury to learn; but the luxury of learning is not to be compared with the luxury of teaching. Roswell Dwight Hitchcock luxuryteachingteacher The teachers in America need to be applauded every day because they save the lives of kids! Rosie O'Donnell teachingteacherkids Revitalizing General Motors is like teaching an elephant to tap dance. You find the sensitive spot and start poking. Ross Perot elephantschangeteaching Christian teaching about sex is not a set of isolated prohibitions; it is an integral part of what the Bible has to say about living in such a way that our lives communicate the character of God. Rowan Williams teachingchristiansex Living in a rural town really compelled me to start tweeting so much. Mostly, my Twitter usage is fueled by loneliness. I can go days without talking to another human being unless it's my mother, especially when I'm not teaching or on break. Roxane Gay lonelinessteachingmother I love mathematics...principally because it is beautiful; because man has breathed his spirit of play into it, and because it has given him his greatest game the encompassing of the infinite. Rozsa Peter teachingeducationbeautiful Intellectually, perspective [drawing] is a breakthrough, because here, for the first time, the physical space we live in is being depicted as ifit were an abstract, mathematical space. A less obvious innovation due to perspective is that here, for the first time, people are actually drawing pictures of infinities. Rudy Rucker drawingteachingmath In any case, A New Kind of Science is a wonderful book, and I'm still absorbing its teachings. Rudy Rucker rudeteachingbook Teach us delight in simple things, and mirth that has no bitter springs. Rudyard Kipling simpleteachingspring Anthropocentrism is simply irrational. And yet this is the thrust of much of our traditional religious thought and teaching, particularly in the West. Russell E. Train westteachingreligious Sport for me is about inspiring kids. Here's the rules, here's the play area, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. This is all about teaching kids how to approach life. If we're not playing sport to benefit kids, I'm not really sure why we play sport. Russell Crowe teachingsportskids Traditional education focuses on teaching, not learning. It incorrectly assumes that for every ounce of teaching there is an ounce of learning by those who are taught. However, most of what we learn before, during, and after attending schools is learned without its being taught to us. A child learns such fundamental things as how to walk, talk, eat, dress, and so on without being taught these things. Adults learn most of what they use at work or at leisure while at work or leisure. Most of what is taught in classroom settings is forgotten, and much or what is remembered is irrelevant. Russell L. Ackoff teachingchildrenschool Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence. It is the dishonest businessman's substitute for conscience. It is the communicator's substitute, whether he is advertising man or editor or writer, for self-respect. Russell Lynes learningteachingmen The objective of education is learning, not teaching Russell L. Ackoff objectivesteaching I honor women who are not mothers. They know that motherhood is but one of the realms of womankind. The virtue and intelligence of women are uniquely applicable to other realms as well, such as compassionate service and teaching. Russell M. Nelson teachinghonormother The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual. Ronald Reagan teachingrightsfather Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us. Russell M. Nelson teachingreligiouscommon Feminism … I think the simplest explanation, and one that captures the idea, is a song that Marlo Thomas sang, 'Free to be You and Me.' Free to be, if you were a girl—doctor, lawyer, Indian chief. Anything you want to be. And if you’re a boy, and you like teaching, you like nursing, you would like to have a doll, that’s OK too. That notion that we should each be free to develop our own talents, whatever they may be, and not be held back by artificial barriers—manmade barriers, certainly not heaven sent. Ruth Bader Ginsburg girlteachingsong«153154155156157158159160161162163»
