THE TEACHER'S CORNER
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Welcome to the teachers corner. Over time I have collected a series of quotes and inspirational thoughts for teachers. Teaching is my passion and I have appreciated the truths in these quotes.
I believe all children are a creation of God and are wonderfully and beautifully made. All children are unique individuals whose needs should be met where that child is in his or her own life. As a teacher, it is my responsibilty to recognize what each child's need is...and then to guide that child gently and lovingly to be the best that he or she can be.
TEACHER'S PRAYER
I want to teach my students how to live this life on earth
To face its struggles and its strife and to improve their worth
Not just the lessons in a book on how the rivers flow
But how to choose the proper path wherever they may go
To understand eternal truth and know the right from wrong
And gather all the beauty of a flower for if
I help the world to grow in wisdom and in grace
Then I shall feel that I have won and I have filled my place
And so I ask Your guidance, God, that I may do my part
For character and confidence and happiness of Heart.
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*The wonder of teaching is watching caterpillars turn into butterflies*
*There are 3 things to remember when teaching:
Know your stuff; Know whom you're stuffing; & stuff them elegantly*
*All children are gifted...
Some just open their package sooner than others*
*Teaching is a profession that creates all others*
*We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled
but as candles to be lit*
*You can't scare me, I teach!*
*Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself;
You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams*
*Children are one-third of our population and all of our future*
*" My heart is singing for joy this morning. A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil's mind, And behold, all things are changed."*
*Never have ideas about children, and never have ideas for them."*--- George Orwell
*I am a teacher...and I thank God for it every day."*
*" You cannot teach anyone anything. You can only help them to discover it within themselves."*--- Galelio
Teaching Uniqueness
*" Each second we live in a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that never was before and will never be again. And what do we teach our children in school? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? You should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are unique. In all the world there is no other child exactly like you. In the millions of years that have passed there has never been a child like you. And look at your body- what a wonder it is! Your legs, your arms, your cunning fingers, the way you move! You may be a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel *--- Pablo Casals
*" What should not be heard by little ears, Should not be said by big mouths."*--- Author Unknown
*There are 86,400 seconds in a day...Use a few of them to play.*
*"To love what you do and feel that it matters - How could anything be more fun?"*--Katherine Graham