I owe the little formal education I got to my drama teacher, Mr. Pickett, who got us to read Shakespeare, Moliere, and other classics.
We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.
Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
When I was 11, I played the part of Rumpelstiltskin, and my teacher told me I would make a great actor.
When I talk to teachers, parents, superintendents, my colleagues, everyone wants to fix No Child Left behind. There is great dissatisfaction with No Child Left Behind.
I had a great movement teacher - he showed me how to walk so I wasn't becoming like a cartoon.
I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides.
With Skype video calling, teachers can provide their students with first-hand knowledge from experts around the world and with other classes who are studying the same subject halfway across the world.
I want to thank my mum, my daddy, my coach, my teacher, everybody in my life.
Life changed at 40 for me, as predicted by my acting teacher when I was leaving college. I became more hirable and more interesting... I'm not sure why.
I've spent quite a bit of my life as a meditation teacher and writer commending the strengths of love and compassion.
Ineffective substitute teaching is a problem that means thousands of hours of lost learning for America's students. It cannot be dismissed with a sigh and 'Just wait for the teacher to come back on Monday.'
My teachers helped guide and motivate me; but the responsibility of learning was left with me, an approach to learning which was later reinforced by my experiences at Amherst.
Too often we see that teachers and educational administrators feel threatened by self-organized learning. They, therefore, think it is not learning at all.
I remember teachers who really singled me out for their discouragement.
Teachers didn't like me very much. They thought I was just this punk kid and they always wanted to kick me out.
Look within, There is no difference between yourself, Self and Guru. You are always Free. There is no teacher, there is no student, there is no teaching.
I had teachers who I could tell didn't want to be there. And I just couldn't get inspired by someone who didn't want to be there.
I was fortunate to have teachers that were flexible with allowing me to miss more class than I was supposed to be able to, for the sake of being able to tour.
Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.
Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards.
