Teachers and teaching quotes

• “Teachers teach more by what they are than by what they say.”
• “Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.”
• “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
• “A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others.”
• “If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.”
• “Teaching is the greatest act of optimism”
• “The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."
• “There are three things to remember when teaching: know your stuff; know whom you are stuffing; and then stuff them elegantly”