Quotations for Teachers and African Proverbs for Everyone
The following are some quotes for teachers to remember. They are from a book called: “Teachers Make the Difference” written by Claudine Gandolfi and illustrated by Patsy Pennington. The quotations:
Teachers must inspire students to dream and give them the tools and knowledge to make these dreams possible.
While teaching in front of a class of students, a teacher must always be behind them and encourage them to succeed.
It is more important to teach students how to think critically.
Nothing inspires a student more than a teacher who is in love with his or her subject.
The best teachers are those who make getting through the material a pleasure.
Teaching is an art. The Master teacher seeks new methods and learns from the students.
African proverbs are another source of inspiration for everyone to remember. The following proverbs are found in various countries in Africa.
They include the following:
Children are the wealth of a nation.
He who learns also teaches.
When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
Knowledge is like a garden; if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
One must talk little and listen a lot.
Knowledge is better than riches.
A good deed is something one returns.
He who does not know one thing, knows another.
Home affairs are not talked about in the public square.
If you are building a house and a nail breaks, do you stop building, or do you change the nail?
The day one starts out is not the time to start preparations.
Wisdom does not come overnight.
Life is a shadow, and a mist. It passes quickly by, and then no more.