10 sayings of great people who will help you to become a good teacher
A Life / / December 19, 2019
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I never teach my pupils, I only try to provide an environment in which they can learn.
Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
The teacher needs to learn about the interests of the student, to see the potential in it and throw all the forces in his development. And make it so that the child wanted to learn and I could do it.
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The task of the modern educator - not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
CS Lewis, a British writer, poet and scholar
Teacher It must be sensitive and understand the features of each child search approach thereto. His mission - to fill the knowledge, but not to deprive the beneficiaries of individuality and not forbidden to have a personal opinion.
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We want to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge, pursuing child.
George Bernard Shaw, playwright, philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate
Teach interesting - art. But the teacher must be able to do it. It is difficult to teach something, not the person concerned. Rests on the shoulders of the teacher challenge: to instill the desire for knowledge, rather than simply pouring them into her head one endless stream.
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I can not teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
Socrates, Greek philosopher
Instead of forcing the child to learn, you need to help him to come to an understanding. A sensible approach to the subject effectively cramming: The child thinks, understands the problem, understands and applies knowledge in practice.
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Children do not remember what you are trying to teach them. They remember who you are.
Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director and screenwriter. The creator of the legendary TV show "The Muppet Show"
Interesting teacher - deep person, and an example to follow. He must command respect from the child, for it to become an authority in your field. Then the student will grasp at knowledge as of the air, and absorb all that hear in the classroom.
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. Excellent teacher shows. The great teacher inspires.
William Arthur Ward, American author
Do not just say that to be a teacher - it vocation. You can not inspire someone else, if you do not burn their own business.
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You can not learn anything human, you can only help him find it in yourself.
Galileo Galilei, physicist, astronomer, philosopher
The teacher is required to not only know the subject, but to understand the children and to find an approach to each of them. Only in this way can be of interest to the child, to point out the potential of his talent.
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The purpose of the child's education - to give him the opportunity to continue to grow without a teacher.
Elbert Hubbard, American writer, philosopher, artist
If students show outstanding results only in the presence of his teacher, then something went wrong. Children need to learn to develop their own, to absorb knowledge not only during school hours, but also outside of school time, and still be able to apply them in practice. And this applies not only to the school curriculum.
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One day with a great teacher is better than a thousand days of diligent training.
Japanese wisdom
Today, self-education is available, and this, of course, you need to use, but sometimes without the aid can not do. It can be months or years to learn the subject, but did not succeed. And then I met a man who in a few days will be able to put all on the shelves, and help to find the missing piece of the puzzle.
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Share your knowledge. This is the way to immortality.
Dalai Lama XIV, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Nobel laureate
Favorite teachers remember all my life. Five, 10 and even 30 years after the end school or university. Remember the knowledge they presented, manner of speech, and even hairstyle and perfume. And former students come back and give them their children, because they trust. Work of teachers is often not valued at its true worth, but they must know that they are doing a great thing.
Have you visited the teachers after school or university?
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