Educational Quotes on Learning
Teaching is all about the action of learning. Teachers live for that moment when their students “get it” and the light bulb turns on. It is helpful for administrative staff to encourage their teachers through the quotes and sayings of others. These are statements that teachers can look to for encouragement and support when the going gets tough.
Here are a few quotes related to learning:
- “The teacher is the chief learner in the classroom” ~Donald Graves
This is an important concept as teachers need to continue to be learners in order to be effective teachers. If a single day goes by without a teacher learning something, there needs to be a change. Many teacherswill even say that the students are the chief teachers in a classroom.
- “There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.” ~John Adams
What are teachers focusing on? Teachers need to not focus solely on the test and graduation, for if students graduate and do not know how to live, their education was a failure.
- “Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing worth knowing can be taught.” ~Wilde
This is the same idea that teachers need to focus on more than simple book knowledge and tests. Meeting graduation requirements is important, but a true education is much more than that.
- “If we succeed in giving the love of learning, the learning itself is sure to follow.” ~John Lubbock
Indeed, teachers should strive to instill a love of learning in their students above and beyond the actual learning itself, as learning will naturally follow.
