The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher. – Elbert Hubbard
Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the “naturals,” the ones who somehow know how to teach. – Peter Drucker
Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task. – Haim G. Ginott
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. – Mark Van Doren
The only reason I always try to meet and know the parents better is because it helps me to forgive their children. – Louis Johannot
