Falling in love is like owning a dog. Taylor Mali More Quotes by Taylor Mali More Quotes From Taylor Mali That's what teaching is, the art of explanation: presenting the right information in the right order in a memorable way. Taylor Mali teaching teacher art I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is, if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it. Taylor Mali kicking ass honesty By the time these students enter the workforce, many of the jobs they will apply for ill be in industries that don't even exist yet. That's a hard future to prepare someone for. Teachers have their sights set on the real goal: not to produce Ivy League graduates, but to encourage the development of naturally curious, confident, flexible, and happy learners who are ready for whatever the future has in store. Taylor Mali real teacher jobs Great teachers will never be able to make up for bad parents, nor should they be expected to. Taylor Mali able parent teacher Read to your children all of the time Taylor Mali voice nurse children I implore you, I entreat you and I challenge you to speak with conviction. To say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks the determination with which you believe it. Because contrary to the wisdom of the bumper sticker, it is not enough these days to simply question authority—you've got to speak with it too. Taylor Mali determination challenges believe Everything I do is kind of a lesson, even if I am the only person who learns it. Taylor Mali lessons kind persons Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room Taylor Mali mistake teacher thinking The only thing that surprises me is the characterization of teachers as lazy and greedy. Only someone with very little understanding of what teaching requires would say such a thing. Taylor Mali understanding teaching teacher Simply put, the best teachers are the ones you work your tail off for because in the end you just don't want them to think any less of you. You want and need their approval. Taylor Mali teacher needs thinking You want to know what I make? I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor, and I can make a... Taylor Mali hard-work honor kids It is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. You have to speak with it, too. Taylor Mali speak enough advice The best teachers that I had were always the ones I never wanted to disappoint. Taylor Mali disappoint best-teacher teacher Say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks the determination with which you believe it. Taylor Mali determination believe Who can teach when there are such lessons to be learned Taylor Mali lessons-to-be-learned teach lessons Education is the miracle; I'm just the worker. Taylor Mali workers miracle Here, let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true: Teachers? Teachers make a difference! Now what about you? Taylor Mali making-a-difference differences teacher Certainly teachers themselves can do a better job of letting the world know how hard their profession is, but frankly, they have real work to do and a lot of it, so they don't have a whole lot of free time on their hands. Taylor Mali real teacher jobs A poem is the perfect place to celebrate imperfection and exult in the ways you fall short of being the person you want to be. Taylor Mali perfect want fall No graduation speaker will ever tell you that the future is anything but uncertain. It never is. But graduations need not only be obsessed with looking ahead; a graduation can be a day on which we turn back and trace our steps to see how we ended up where we are. Taylor Mali looking day you future
