Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room 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 teachingteacherart 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 kickingasshonesty 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 realteacherjobs Great teachers will never be able to make up for bad parents, nor should they be expected to. Taylor Mali ableparentteacher Read to your children all of the time Taylor Mali voicenursechildren 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 determinationchallengesbelieve Everything I do is kind of a lesson, even if I am the only person who learns it. Taylor Mali lessonskindpersons 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 understandingteachingteacher 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 teacherneedsthinking 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-workhonorkids It is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. You have to speak with it, too. Taylor Mali speakenoughadvice The best teachers that I had were always the ones I never wanted to disappoint. Taylor Mali disappointbest-teacherteacher Say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks the determination with which you believe it. Taylor Mali determinationbelieve Who can teach when there are such lessons to be learned Taylor Mali lessons-to-be-learnedteachlessons Education is the miracle; I'm just the worker. Taylor Mali workersmiracle 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-differencedifferencesteacher 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 realteacherjobs 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 perfectwantfall Falling in love is like owning a dog. Taylor Mali falling-in-lovedoglove-is 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 lookingdayyoufuture
