30 Inspirational Quotes for Teacher Appreciation
July 22, 2020
We celebrate National Teachers Month from September 5 to October 5. During this month-long celebration, we salute the men and women who have dedicated their lives to the betterment of the human race. Throughout history, man was able to conquer his physical weaknesses amidst the threat of ferocious beasts and the unforgiving environment through the transfer of practices and traditions which eventually form his trove of knowledge with the help of his teacher.
We know our teachers as individuals who give us quizzes, designate projects, check our work, instill in us good morals and right conduct, extend their time, love, and care like a family. We are what we are right now because of the influence of our parents, environment, and of course, our dear teachers. Let's pay tribute to them through this collection of quotes by famous people from different parts of the world.
“Teachers are like flowers: they spread their beauty throughout the world. Their love of learning touches the hearts of their students, who then carry that sense of wonder with them wherever they may go. Teachers, with their words of wisdom, awaken the spirit within us all and lead us down the roads of life.” – Deanna Beisser
“ A teacher is one of the most special people in the world, for who else could spend day after day giving of themselves to someone else’s children?” – Deanna Beisser
“The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats
“The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple.” – Amos Bronson Alcott
“A teacher is a very special person who uses his or her creativity and loving, inquiring mind to develop the rare talent of encouraging others to think, to dream, to learn, to try, to do!” – Beverly Conklin
“What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.” – Karl Menninger
“Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.” - Joyce Meyer
"A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations."- Patricia Neal
“One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.” - Philip Wylie
“Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods, and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.” - Sidney Hook
“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” - Bill Gates
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” - Henry Adams
“A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.” - Eliphas Levi
“What people need and what they want may be different… Teachers are those who educate the people to appreciate the things they need.” – Elbert Hubbard
“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.” - Khalil Gibran
"The greatest sign of a success for a teacher, is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."- Maria Montessori
"I would think that the only people with whom you would ever want to "get even with" are the teachers who inspired you to succeed."- Robert John Meehan
"I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well."-Alexander of Macedon
"The true aim of every one who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions, but to kindle minds."- F. W. Robertson
“Teaching seems to me beyond doubt the greatest of the professions.” – Theodore Brameld
“The future of the nation is on the shoulders of teachers and how they teach kids; the future of the world is in the classroom where the teachers are. And if we have any chance to guarantee a positive bridge to the 21st century, it is how we educate the children in the classrooms today.” – Richard Reginald Green
“Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.”- Albert Einstein
“It is noble to teach oneself; it is still nobler to teach others.”- Mark Twain
“Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” - Malala Yousafzai
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” - Albert Einstein
“The teacher is engaged, not simply in the training of the individual, but in the formation of the proper social life. I believe that every teacher should realize the dignity of his calling, that he is a social servant set apart for the maintenance of proper social order and the securing of the right social growth. I believe that in this way the teacher always is the prophet of the true God and the usherer in of the true kingdom of God. – John Dewey
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” - William Arthur Ward
“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” - Brad Henry
Last but not the least, let us end our tribute with "A Message of Thanks to All the Great Teachers in the World" by Donna Fargo:
Thank you for being such wonderful teachers, exemplary role models, and caring people.
Thank you for knowing your subjects and sharing your knowledge.
Thank you for not being afraid to treat students like real people.
Thank you for showing acceptance, approval, and appreciation.
These are all gifts that are so important to a student’s development and that your students will always remember, just as they will also remember you.
Words of encouragement, a little respect, simple gestures of kindness from a teacher promote the perfect climate for students to study, learn and grow.
Your attitude translates into a spirit of friendliness and good will towards others in an atmosphere of creative freedom, joy and ease, and you foster this feeling in your classroom.
I salute the good work you’ve done. I appreciate the people you are, and I thank you for your positive influence.
You have passed on invaluable instruction and wisdom and created pleasurable moments associated with learning that will always be sweet memories.
Thank you for answering the call to be teachers.
Thank you for the enduring impression you’ve made in the lives you have touched.
Every community needs people like you.
Your contributions are immeasurable.
Your lessons are permanent.
You improve our world.
You are so important.
Thank You!
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